Surface acoustic wave device

Abstract

A surface acoustic wave device includes an asymmetrical double electrode which prevents a mismatch between reflected waves and propagating surface acoustic waves on strips, and which is capable of realizing a superior unidirectionality. This surface acoustic wave device includes the asymmetrical double electrode in which a half wavelength section includes first and second strips which have mutually different widths. The half wavelength is arranged to define a basic section. The surface acoustic wave device includes at least two of these basic sections disposed on a piezoelectric substrate. The absolute value of the vector angle of the reflection center is within approximately 45±10° or within approximately 135±10°, when the center of the-basic section is the reference position. Alternatively, the absolute value of the phase difference between the excitation center and the reflection center is within approximately 45±10° or approximately 135±10°.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a surface acoustic wave device for use in, for example, a resonator or a filter, and more particularly, to a surface acoustic wave device having an asymmetrical double electrode used as a unidirectional interdigital transducer or a dispersive reflection type reflector. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] A surface acoustic wave device such as a surface acoustic wave filter is widely used in mobile communication equipment or broadcasting equipment, or other such apparatuses. Particularly because the surface acoustic wave device is compact, lightweight, tuning-free and easy to manufacture, the surface acoustic wave device is suitable for an electronic component for use in portable communication equipment. [0005] The surface acoustic wave device is broadly divided into a transversal type filter and a resonator-type filter, based on its structure. In general, the transversal ...

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Benefits of technology

[0021] In order to overcome the problems described above, preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a surface acoustic wave device using an asymmetrical double electrode which achieves more superior unidirectionality of surface acoustic wave propagation while effectively and easily controlling the reflection amount per basic section.

Problems solved by technology

However, the transversal type filter has a disadvantage of having a large insertion loss.

This loss is called a “two-way loss”, and has become a big factor in increasing insertion loss of a transversal type filter.

Also, low-loss transversal type filters which utilize these unidirectional IDTs have been developed.

However, in the method disclosed in the Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 61-6917, no means for controlling the reflection center and the reflection amount are disclosed.

In addition, no feasible reflection center and reflection amount are described.

Herein, however, no means for forming a reliably superior unidirectional IDT are described.

As a result, in the case of a conventional transversal type filter, waves called “triple transit echo” or TTE, occur, and cause ripples or other undesired wave characteristics that adversely effect filter characteristics.

This method, however, has created a problem that new ripples are caused by acoustic reflection when the acoustic reflection is larger than the reflection caused by the re-excitation.

This poses a problem that the design requires an extremely high degree of technique.

As described above, various IDTs or resonators each operating as a unidirectional electrode by asymmetry of two strips have been proposed, but conventional asymmetrical double electrodes have not yet achieved sufficient unidirectionality.

In addition, the reflection center and the reflection amount of the conventional asymmetrical double electrodes have been very difficult to control.

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