A multi-layered piezoelectric electrical energy transfer device has its
input and output sides electrically isolated from each other. As a
transformer, the device provides step-down voltage conversion while the
output signal preserves the input signal frequency in a broad bandwidth.
For telecommunications applications, the transformer can provide impedance
matching with transmission lines, which minimizes line losses and echoes
that seriously degrade high-speed data transmission. The piezoelectric
transformer also provides a uniform voltage transformation ratio
(V.sub.out /V.sub.in) over wide frequency ranges, and is adaptable for
simultaneous audio and data signal telecommunications applications
requiring wide bandwidth service.