Abstract: A first interdigitated transducer and a second interdigitated transducer are disposed such that an acoustic port of the first interdigitated transducer confronts an acoustic port of the second interdigitated transducer. A first electric terminal of respective interdigitated transducers are electrically coupled together. The first and second interdigitated transducers have different resonance frequencies and may be acoustically coupled.

Abstract: A SAW filter having an even number of tracks, each track comprising reflective input and output IDTs having a partially reflecting grating disposed between them. One of the IDTs of each pair of tracks has its electrodes connected in opposite polarity to those of the other IDTs of the pair of tracks and the separation of the input and output IDTs of respective tracks of each pair of tracks is substantially the same. The relative dispositions of the partially reflecting gratings are such that waves launched into respective tracks of a pair of tracks undergo at least one reflection from the partially reflecting grating prior to being coherently incident on the output IDTs. By virtue of the oppositely connected electrodes of one of the IDTs, direct coupling through the tracks is inhibited at substantially all frequencies.

Abstract: A Lithium Tantalate crystal, defined by the Euler angles lambda (.lambda.) equal to about 0.degree. and mu (.mu.) equal to about 90.degree. with an acoustic wave propagation direction angle theta (.theta.) in the range of plus 130.degree. to plus 150.degree. and preferably equal to about plus 141.25.degree., offers unique properties for surface acoustic wave device applications.