Title :
Au-Ga alloy film acoustic bonding
Author_Institution :
Westinghouse R&D Center, Pittsburgh, USA
Abstract :
A new method for bonding transducers to acousto-optic devices is described which makes use of the alloying properties of gold to gallium. The bonding is performed at room temperature in ordinary atmosphere and has excellent structural integrity with a large bandwidth.
Keywords :
acousto-optical devices; adhesion; gallium alloys; gold alloys; piezoelectric transducers; ultrasonic transducers; Au-Ga alloy film acoustic bonding; PZT transducer; acousto-optic devices; large bandwidth; structural integrity; transducers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850571
