Title :
Microwave acoustic materials, devices, and applications
Author :
Weigel, Robert ; Morgan, David P. ; Owens, John M. ; Ballato, Arthur ; Lakin, Kenneth M. ; Hashimoto, Ken-Ya ; Ruppel, Clemens C W
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Commun. & Inf. Eng., Linz Univ., Austria
fDate :
3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper surveys applications of acoustic waves in microwave devices. After a general and historical introduction to bulk acoustic waves (BAWs), surface acoustic waves (SAWs), practical wave types, and acoustoelectric transducers, a review is given of technologically important materials for microwave acoustic applications. Following this, we discuss BAW and SAW microwave devices and their technologies. Specifically reviewed are thin-film resonators and filters, transversal filters, and filters for correlative analog signal processing. Finally, an overview of the most important microwave applications is given, along with manufacturing and packaging issues
Keywords :
acoustic correlation; acoustic microwave devices; acoustoelectric transducers; bulk acoustic wave devices; microwave materials; packaging; surface acoustic wave correlation; surface acoustic wave filters; surface acoustic wave resonators; surface acoustic wave transducers; BAW microwave devices; BAWs; SAW microwave devices; SAWs; acoustic waves; acoustoelectric transducers; bulk acoustic waves; correlative analog signal processing filters; microwave acoustic applications; microwave acoustic devices; microwave acoustic materials; microwave applications; microwave devices; microwave manufacturing issues; microwave packaging issues; surface acoustic waves; thin-film filters; thin-film resonators; transversal filters; Acoustic materials; Acoustic transducers; Acoustic waves; Microwave devices; Microwave filters; Microwave technology; Resonator filters; Sawing machines; Surface acoustic wave devices; Transversal filters;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
