Experimental determination of the complete scattering matrix of SAW reflectors by a new deembedding method

Author

Müller, G. ; Bergmann, A. ; Ruile, W. ; Weigel, R. ; Russer, P.

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

Oct. 31 1994-Nov. 3 1994

Firstpage

151

Abstract

We present a new measuring method which is capable of determining the complete scattering matrix of a surface acoustic wave (SAW) 180° reflector. Additional to the reflector to be investigated only one interdigital transducer (IDT) has to be designed for SAW excitation. These two elements have to be combined in several different arrangements. Exclusively electrical measurements with a commonly used network analyzer are necessary. From these measurements the acoustical two-port description can be evaluated using a deembedding method which will be described. Furthermore, error estimations have been worked out allowing for the assessment of the results. Experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of our procedure

Keywords

S-matrix theory; acoustic wave scattering; interdigital transducers; reflectivity; surface acoustic wave transducers; SAW excitation; SAW reflector; SAW reflectors; acoustical two-port description; complete scattering matrix; deembedding method; electrical measurements; error estimations; interdigital transducer; measuring method; network analyzer; surface acoustic wave reflector; Acoustic scattering; Interdigital transducers; Optical reflection; Scattering matrices; Surface acoustic wave transducers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultrasonics Symposium, 1994. Proceedings., 1994 IEEE

Conference_Location

Cannes, France

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2012-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ULTSYM.1994.401570

Filename

401570