Elastic waves in solids II. Generation, acousto-optic interaction, applications. Transl. from the French by Stephen N. Lyle (Q4936336)

The second volume on elastic waves in solids contains various applications of bulk or surface waves, with emphasis on the generation and detection of elastic fields, and on the construction of sensors and devices operating with elastic waves interacting with electric or with optic fields. Contents: Introduction; (1) Piezoelectric transducers for bulk waves; (2) Interdigital-electrode transducers for surface waves; (3) Elastic waves and light waves; (4) Signal processing components; (5) Sensors and instrumentation; Appendices: (A) Spatial distribution of electrical quantities; (B) Coupled mode theory; (C) Legendre functions and polynomials; (D) Scattering matrix and mixed matrix; (E) Matrix representation of a dioptric system; (F) Linear systems of differential equations; (G) Stationary phase method; References; Index. First, classical piezoelectric (bulk wave) transducers are described in (1) (operations, equivalent circuits). The surface waves (first studied by Rayleigh) are treated in (2) by the use of interdigital-electrode transducers, the theory of which is also presented in (2). The interaction between elastic and light waves is topic of chapter (3), together with the description of some interesting applications (optical measurements of displacements and photothermal generation). Chapter (4) discusses applications of elastic waves in signal processing (delay lines, surface wave filters, and matched filters). Finally, chapter (5) concentrates on sensors which use elastic waves: acousto-optic components, ultrasonic motors, etc. In addition to the above-mentioned problems, at the end of each chapter the reader can find sections devoted to materials and technology. On balance, these two volumes constitute a remarkable work addressed to advanced students and to specialists working in such fields as e.g. telecommunication, geophysics, nondestructive evaluation of materials, or medical ultrasonography.