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19087 Optimized reflector stacks for solidly mounted bulk acoustic wave resonators
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Jose, S. and Jansman, A.B.M. and Hueting, R.J.E. and Schmitz, J. (2010) Optimized reflector stacks for solidly mounted bulk acoustic wave resonators. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics and frequency control, 57 (12). pp. 2753-2763. ISSN 0885-3010 *** ISI Impact 1,694 ***

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Abstract

The quality factor (Q) of a solidly mounted bulk acoustic wave resonator (SMR) is limited by substrate losses, because the acoustic mirror is traditionally optimized to reflect longitudinal waves only. We propose two different design approaches derived from optics to tailor the acoustic mirror for effective reflection of both longitudinal and shear waves. The first one employs the stopband theory in optics; the second one takes advantage of the periodic nature of reflection spectra in a Bragg reflector: the diffraction grating design approach. The optimized design using stopband theory reaches a calculated minimum transmission of −25 dB and −20 dB at resonance frequency for longitudinal and shear waves, respectively, for various practical reflector material combinations. Using the diffraction grating approach, a near quarter-wave performance is maintained for longitudinal waves, whereas shear waves reach minimum transmission below −26 dB. However, this design does necessitate relatively thick layers. The experimental results show good agreement with finite element models (FEM).
The extracted 1-D Q for the realized shear optimized devices was increased to around 3300.

Item Type:Article
Research Group:EWI-SC: Semiconductor Components
Research Program:MESA-General
Research Project:Memsland: Cost effective packaged MEMs to develop a sustainable high tech business
ID Code:19087
Status:Published
Deposited On:04 February 2011
Refereed:Yes
International:Yes
ISI Impact Factor:1,694
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