SPICE simulation of surface acoustic wave interdigital transducers

Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) devices, are not normally amenable to simulation through circuit simulators. In this letter, an electrical macromodel of Mason's Equivalent Circuit for an interdigital transducer (IDT) is proposed which is compatible to a widely used general purpose circuit simulator SPICE endowed with the capability to handle negative capacitances and inductances. Illustrations have been given to demonstrate the simplicity of ascertaining the frequency and time domain characteristics of IDT and amenability to simulate the IDT along with other external circuit elements.<
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