Microwave Acoustic and Bulk Device Technique Studies.

Abstract

Work on a monolithic parametric convolver using guided surface acoustic waves in a piezoelectric zinc oxide film on a silicon substrate, and related topics, has been submitted for publication. Construction has been completed on the electronics package and microcomputer control system for an 8-bit A/D converter with 2 microsec converion time, using a SAW delay line as a linear signal processing element, and the system is ready for initial testing. High conversion efficiency has been observed in barium titanate capacitor laminates used as electrostrictive transducers. These elements, and also poled polyvinylidene fluoride films, are being investigated as nonlinear signal processing elements for use in focussed two-dimensional phased arrays. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040047

Entities

People

  • Herbert John Shaw
  • Marvin Chodorow

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Barium Titanates
  • Computers
  • Delay Lines
  • Electronics
  • Films
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Phased Arrays
  • Piezoelectric Transducers
  • Resonance
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Signal Processing
  • Standards
  • Surface Acoustic Wave Devices
  • Surface Acoustic Waves
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems