Love waves in a layer on a regularly laminated half-space

We theoretically study the existence conditions for Love waves in a layer with arbitrary thickness and arbitrary physical and mechanical properties on a regularly laminated half-space. Also we analyze the behavior of the dispersion curves depending on the physical and geometrical properties of the layer and the mechanical properties of the upper layer of the half-space. It is demonstrated that the behavior of the spectrum and the ranges of surface waves can efficiently be controlled by varying the thickness of the layer.