Abstract: The present invention provides a surface acoustic wave filter having an unbalance-to-balance conversion function and an impedance conversion function. This surface acoustic wave filter includes a piezoelectric substrate, a first surface acoustic wave filter that is made up of input and output interdigital transducers (IDTs), and a second surface acoustic wave filter that is also made up of input and output IDTs. The phase difference between the first surface acoustic wave filter and the second surface acoustic wave filter is approximately 180°. The input IDT of the first surface acoustic wave filter is connected to the input IDT of the second surface acoustic wave filter by a connecting wire, and a terminal extending from this connecting wire serves as an unbalanced terminal.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate of a single crystal LiTaO3 and an electrode pattern provided on the piezoelectric substrate. The electrode pattern contains Al as a primary component and has a thickness in a range of 0.03-0.15 times a wavelength of a surface acoustic wave excited on the piezoelectric substrate. The piezoelectric substrate has an orientation rotated about an X-axis thereof from a Y-axis thereof toward a Z-axis thereof, with a rotational angle of 38-46°.

Abstract: The present invention provides a surface acoustic wave filter having an unbalance-to-balance conversion function and an impedance conversion function. This surface acoustic wave filter includes a piezoelectric substrate, a first surface acoustic wave filter that is made up of input and output interdigital transducers (IDTs), and a second surface acoustic wave filter that is also made up of input and output IDTs. The phase difference between the first. surface acoustic wave filter and the second surface acoustic wave filter is approximately 180°. The input IDT of the first surface acoustic wave filter is connected to the input IDT of the second surface acoustic wave filter by a connecting wire, and a terminal extending from this connecting wire serves as an unbalanced terminal.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device supported by a package body. At least one surface acoustic wave element having interdigital electrodes disposed on a propagation path of a surface acoustic wave on the piezoelectric substrate. These interdigital electrodes include an input-side interdigital electrode connected to a ground pad on the package body and an output-side interdigital electrode connected to another ground pad on the package body.

Abstract: A piezoelectric substrate having two reflectors along a propagation path of a surface acoustic wave and three interdigital electrodes provided on said piezoelectric substrate consecutively between the reflectors. A primary side electrode is connected to an input/output terminal and a secondary side electrode is connected to a second input/output terminal. Each interdigital electrode includes include pairs of electrode fingers, where the pair of electrodes for one interdigital electrode is different than a pair of electrodes for another interdigital electrode.

Abstract: A double-mode surface-acoustic device having a piezoelectric substrate with two reflectors placed on the piezoelectric substrate and first through third interdigital electrodes placed on the substrate consecutively between the two reflectors. Each electrode containing first through third number of pairs of electrode fingers, respectively.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate of a single crystal LiTaO.sub.3 and an electrode pattern provided on the piezoelectric substrate. The electrode pattern contains Al as a primary component and has a thickness in a range of 0.03-0.15 times a wavelength of a surface acoustic wave excited on the piezoelectric substrate. The piezoelectric substrate has an orientation rotated about an X-axis thereof from a Y-axis thereof toward a Z-axis thereof, with a rotational angle of 39-46.degree..

Abstract: A surface-acoustic-wave device includes at least first and second surface-acoustic-wave elements formed on a common piezoelectric substrate and cascaded with each other, each of the first and second surface-acoustic-wave elements including a plurality of interdigital electrodes having a plurality of electrode fingers overlapping with each other in correspondence to a path of a surface acoustic wave on the piezoelectric substrate, wherein the width of overlapping of the electrode fingers is changed between the first surface-acoustic-wave element and the second surface-acoustic-wave element.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate of a LiTaO.sub.3 single crystal, the crystal having X, Y and Z axes and a cut plane. The X axis of the crystal is oriented in a direction of propagation of surface acoustic waves. The cut plane of the crystal is rotated around the X axis at a rotated angle from the Y axis to the Z axis, the rotated angle being in a range between 40.degree. and 42.degree.. A pair of reflectors are formed on the substrate and aligned in a row in the direction of propagation. Interdigital transducers are formed on the substrate and aligned in the row in the direction of propagation, the interdigital transducers interposed between the reflectors, each interdigital transducer having pairs of mutually opposed primary electrode fingers and secondary electrode fingers, the interdigital transducers including at least a front transducer, a middle transducer and a rear transducer aligned in the row in the direction of propagation.