Title :
A novel Love-plate acoustic sensor utilizing polymer overlayers
Author :
Gizeli, Electra ; Stevenson, Adrian C. ; Goddard, Nicholas J. ; Lowe, Christopher R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Biotechnol., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
A Love-plate sensor, consisting of a surface skimming bulk wave (SSBW) device coated with a polymer layer, was found to increase the acoustic signal through coupling of the SSBW wave to a Love wave. Insertion loss, phase and frequency measurements were used to assess the optimum thickness of the polymer layer and the sensitivity of the device to mass-loading and viscous coupling.<>
Keywords :
Love waves; electric sensing devices; polymer films; surface acoustic wave devices; Love-plate acoustic sensor; acoustic signal; coupling; frequency measurements; insertion loss; mass-loading; optimum thickness; phase measurement; polymer overlayers; sensitivity; surface skimming bulk wave device; viscous coupling; Acoustic devices; Acoustic propagation; Acoustic sensors; Acoustic waves; Corrugated surfaces; Insertion loss; Polymer films; Substrates; Surface acoustic wave devices; Surface acoustic waves;
Journal_Title :
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
