• DocumentCode
    2196367
  • Title

    Theory, design and operation of surface generated acoustic wave sensors

  • Author

    Vetelino, J.F. ; Andle, J.C. ; Falconer, R.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Surface Sci. & Technol., Maine Univ., Orono, ME, USA
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    23-27 May 1994
  • Firstpage
    505
  • Abstract
    Surface generated acoustic waves (SGAW) excited in a piezoelectric medium provide an attractive technology to realize a family of microsensors which are sensitive, portable, cheap and small. In this paper two SGAW microsensors namely, the surface acoustic wave gas sensor and the acoustic plate mode biosensor are described. Results indicate that these sensors are extremely sensitive to the measurand of interest.<>
  • Keywords
    acoustic transducers; biosensors; gas sensors; portable instruments; surface acoustic wave devices; acoustic plate mode biosensor; microsensors; piezoelectric medium; portable SGAW microsensors; surface acoustic wave gas sensor; surface generated acoustic wave sensors; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic sensors; Acoustic waves; Biosensors; Gas detectors; Microsensors; Surface acoustic waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1994., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1778-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1994.335445
  • Filename
    335445