Saw slanted array correlator with amplitude error compensating polymer reflective array grating

摘要

Amplitude error compensation is provided for a surface acoustic wave (SAW) slanted array correlator (SAC) device having an input interdigital dispersive slanted array transducer feeding a plurality of frequency dispersed SAW signals to an output interdigital dispersive slanted array transducer over a plurality of parallel, frequency dispersed first paths. A reflective array grating having a frequency and amplitude selective configuration is disposed between the input and the output transducers to reflect along a second path to an acoustic absorber a portion of the SAW signals sent from the input transducer to the output transducer. The second path is perpendicular to and traverses the plurality or first paths. The portion of the SAW signals reflected to the acoustic absorber are those SAW signals which when present in the output of the output transducer produce the unwanted amplitude errors. The reflective array grating is fabricated of a photosensitive polymer material so that the frequency and amplitude selective configuration of the grating may be obtained by using photolithographic techniques.