Claims
- 1. A surface acoustic wave device comprising an inter-digital electrode on a surface of a substrate, wherein:
- said substrate is made up of a langasite single crystal having the formula, La.sub.3 Ga.sub.5 SiO.sub.14, and belonging to a point group 32,
- when a cut angle of said substrate cut out of the langasite single crystal and a direction of propagation of surface acoustic waves on said substrate are represented in terms of Euler's angles (.phi., .theta., .psi.), .phi., .theta. and .psi. are found within areas represented by .phi.=-5 to 5.degree., .theta.=136 to 146.degree., and .psi.=21 to 30.degree.; and
- when .psi..ltoreq.25.5, a relationship between a normalized thickness h/.lambda. (%) where a thickness, h, of said interdigital electrode is normalized with a wavelength .lambda. of a surface acoustic wave and said .psi. (.degree.) indicating the direction of propagation of the surface acoustic wave is given by
- -3.79 (h/.lambda.)+23.86.ltoreq..psi..ltoreq.-5.08 (h/.lambda.)+26.96
- and when .psi.>25.5, said relationship is given by
- 4.39(h/.lambda.)+24.30.ltoreq..psi..ltoreq.3.54(h/.lambda.)+27.17.
- 2. The surface acoustic wave device of claim 1, wherein said inter-digital electrode is formed by vacuum evaporation or sputtering using Al or Al alloys.
- 3. The surface acoustic wave device of claim 1, wherein said substrate is about 4 to 10 mm in a direction of propagation of surface acoustic waves and about 2 to 4 mm in a direction perpendicular thereto.
- 4. The surface acoustic wave device of claim 1, wherein values of .phi., .theta., and .psi. are such that the temperature coefficient of frequency is within .+-.1 ppm /.degree.C.
- 5. The surface acoustic wave device of claim 1, wherein values of .phi., .theta., and .psi. are such that the coupling factor of k.sup.2 of the substrate is at least 0.3%.
- 6. The surface acoustic wave device of claim 1, wherein in an area specified by said Euler's angles (.phi., .theta., .psi.), a temperature dependence of frequency is in a form of a quadratic curve.
- 7. The surface acoustic wave device of claim 6, wherein a temperature corresponding to a peak of said quadratic curve, which is a temperature at which a change of center or resonance frequency is minimized, is in a range of 10.degree. C. to 40.degree. C.
- 8. The surface acoustic wave device of claim 6, which comprises inter-digital electrodes on both output and input sides of said substrate.
- 9. The surface acoustic wave device of claim 1, wherein said inter-digital electrode is a periodically striped electrode.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a Continuation of international application PCT/JP98/02767, filed on Jun. 22, 1998.
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