ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF SURFACE TRANSVERSE-WAVE RESONATORSON QUARTZ

Since surface transverse wave resonators are becoming increasingly use d in high-frequency electrical component applications, there is a pres sing need for reliable simulation tools in this field. We develop anal ytical techniques for prediction of the resonant peaks of practical de vices and apply them to the results of experiments in this laboratory and in others. The devices investigated are three-grating structures c omposed of three arrays of metal strips or grooves on quartz substrate s, which support a shear horizontal surface wave polarization. The out er gratings act as mirrors for the cavity resonance. The influence of the main design parameters on the resonator response is studied. (C) 1 996 American Institute of Physics.