Title :
Propagation characteristics of the pseudo-Rayleigh mode of the ridge guide for acoustic surface waves
Author :
Li, R.C.M. ; Bertoni, Henry L. ; Oliner, A.A. ; Markman, S.
Author_Institution :
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Department of Electrical Engineering & Electrophysics, Farmingdale, USA
Abstract :
An approximate but simple dispersion relation is derived for the pseudo-Rayleigh mode of the ridge waveguide. The wave is essentially nondispersive and its phase velocity is slightly lower than that of the Rayleigh wave.
Keywords :
acoustic microwave devices; acoustic wave propagation; dispersion relations; guided electromagnetic wave propagation; ultrasonic propagation; waveguides; acoustic surface waves; dispersion relation; propagation characteristics; pseudo Rayleigh mode; ridge waveguide;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19720159
