Title : 
Generation of surface acoustic waves using the electrostrictive effect
         
        
            Author : 
Iamsakun, K. ; Wilkinson, C.D.W.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
University of Glasgow, Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Glasgow, UK
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Surface acoustic waves have been generated and detected on a biased electrostrictive substrate. A delay line with an insertion loss of 26 dB at 77 K has been constructed on strontium titanate. The temperature and electric-field dependence of the insertion loss are given.
         
        
            Keywords : 
acoustic surface wave devices; electrostriction; strontium compounds; substrates; ultrasonic delay lines; electrostrictive effect; insertion loss; strontium titanate; substrates; surface acoustic waves; triple transit suppression; ultrasonic delay lines;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19720405