<p>Harmonic delay lines are necessary for building SAW oscillators in the 200 MHz - 1 GHz frequency range using conventional photolithographic techniques. The various methods of generating and filtering higher harmonic modes in Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) delay lines are presented in this thesis. A new design called the "stepped-finger" design, for SAW transducers was also developed in this thesis. A stepped-finger harmonic delay line was built, tested and compared with the only other presently existing harmonic delay line structure, the 3- and 4-finger delay line. The experimental results obtained indicated that the stepped-finger delay line was the more efficient of the two.</p> / Master of Engineering (ME)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/6416 |
| Date | 09 1900 |
| Creators | Naraine, Patrick M. |
| Contributors | Campbell, C.K., Electrical Engineering |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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