SAW Reflection and Scattering by Electrodes*

Abstract: A rigorous analysis of surface acoustic wave (SAW) reflection and scattering by electrodes is of paramount impor-tance in the design of SAW identification tags and sensors. In this paper, a new method based on Green’s function concept is used to study reflection and scattering coefficients. By this method the reflection coefficient with its phase angle, transmission coeffi-cient, and bulk wave scattering coefficient, can be obtained rapidly and accurately. To get precise result, the influence of static charge must be taken into account. In the work, we successfully cancelled out the effect of static charge and the validity of the results was checked. As an example, the reflection, transmission and scattering coefficients of a single grounded electrode on 128° YX LiNbO3 is shown