Title : 
Wedge-wave transduction by means of interdigital electrodes
         
        
            Author : 
Cabus, M. ; Lagasse, P.E. ; Chambers, J.C. ; Mason, I.M.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
University of Ghent, Laboratorium voor Elektromagnetisme en Acustica, Ghent, Belgium
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Experimental results on wedge-wave transduction by means of interdigital electrodes are presented. It is shown that tightly confined low-velocity wedge waves can be launched with high efficiency. Experiments on both PZT and LiNbO3 wedges are reported.
         
        
            Keywords : 
acoustic surface wave devices; lithium compounds; piezoelectric transducers; LiNbO3; acoustic surface wave devices; electrodes; piezoelectric transducers; wedge wave transduction;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19740075