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High-Velocity Whip-Mode Microresonator in LTOI Unimorph: Measurement Methodology and Large-Signal Characterization
Tzu-Hsuan Hsu, Zihuan Liu, Harshvardhan Gupta +6
This paper presents the design, characterization, and large-signal measurement methodology of a high-order whip-mode flexural microresonator on a lithium tantalate-on-insulator (LT…
Toward Ku-Band Surface Acoustic Wave Delay Lines on AlScN-on-Diamond with Decoupled Phase and Group Velocities
Tzu-Hsuan Hsu, Kapil Saha, Yuchen Ma +4
This work reports surface acoustic wave (SAW) acoustic delay lines (ADLs) on an aluminum scandium nitride (AlScN) on diamond platform operating in the X band and approaching the Ku…
Bimorph Lithium Niobate Thickness-Shear Overtone Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator
Ziqian Yao, Ian Anderson, Tzu-Hsuan Hsu +3
High quality factor () and overtone operation enable narrow-linewidth acoustic devices with multiple discrete frequencies in a single cavity. Maintaining both high and suffi…
Spurious-Free Lithium Niobate Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator with Grounded-Ring Electrode
Vakhtang Chulukhadze, Kristi Nguyen, Eric Stolt +6
High-performance piezoelectric resonators are promising energy storage elements for piezoelectric power conversion due to their compact footprint and low loss at frequencies where…
Bimorph Lithium Niobate Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers
Vakhtang Chulukhadze, Zihuan Liu, Ziqian Yao +8
Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs) are widely utilized in applications that demand mechanical resilience, thermal stability, and compact form factors. Recen…
Phononic Combs in Lithium Niobate Acoustic Resonators
Ian Anderson, Jack Kramer, Tzu-Hsuan Hsu +3
Frequency combs consist of a spectrum of evenly spaced spectral lines. Optical frequency combs enable technologies ranging from timing, LiDAR, and ultra-stable signal sources. Micr…
62.6 GHz ScAlN Solidly Mounted Acoustic Resonators
Yinan Wang, Byeongjin Kim, Nishanth Ravi +13
We demonstrate a record-high 62.6 GHz solidly mounted acoustic resonator (SMR) incorporating a 67.6 nm scandium aluminum nitride (Sc0.3Al0.7N) piezoelectric layer on a 40 nm buried…
Periodically Poled Piezoelectric Lithium Niobate Resonator for Piezoelectric Power Conversion
Ziqian Yao, Clarissa Daniel, Lezli Matto +8
As the demand for compact and efficient power conversion systems increases, piezoelectric power converters have gained attention for their ability to replace bulky magnetic inducto…
50 GHz Piezoelectric Acoustic Filter
Omar Barrera, Jack Kramer, Lezli Matto +5
This paper presents significant frequency scaling of acoustic filter technology to 50 GHz. This achievement is enabled by the P3F LiNbO3 multilayer stack, in which piezoelectric th…
19.3 GHz Acoustic Filter with High Close-in Rejection in Tri-layer Thin-Film Lithium Niobate
Omar Barrera, Sinwoo Cho, Jack Kramer +3
Acoustic filters are preferred front-end solutions at sub-6 GHz due to their superior frequency selectivity compared to electromagnetic (EM) counterparts. With the ongoing developm…
Practical Demonstrations of FR3-Band Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Acoustic Filter Design
Taran Anusorn, Omar Barrera, Jack Kramer +4
This article presents an approach to control the operating frequency and fractional bandwidth (FBW) of miniature acoustic filters in thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN). More specific…
High-Q Millimeter-Wave Acoustic Resonators in Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Using Higher-Order Antisymmetric Modes
Vakhtang Chulukhadze, Jack Kramer, Tzu-Hsuan Hsu +2
This letter presents miniature millimeter wave (mmWave, above 30 GHz) acoustic resonators based on a single-layer thin-film lithium niobate (LN) platform. More specifically, we pre…
Thin-film scandium aluminum nitride bulk acoustic resonator with high Q of 208 and K2 of 9.5% at 12.5 GHz
Sinwoo Cho, Yinan Wang, Eugene Kwon +9
This work describes sputtered scandium aluminum nitride (ScAlN) thin-film bulk acoustic resonators (FBAR) at 12.5 GHz with high electromechanical coupling (k2) of 9.5% and quality…
Lithium Tantalate Bulk Acoustic Resonator For Piezoelectric Power Conversion
Ziqian Yao, Clarissa Daniel, Eric Stolt +3
We present the first lithium tantalate (LT) thickness-extensional (TE) mode bulk acoustic resonators designed for piezoelectric power conversion, showcasing a low temperature coeff…
Acoustic resonators above 100 GHz
Jack Kramer, Bryan T. Bosworth, Lezli Matto +8
Piezoelectric resonators are a common building block for signal processing because of their miniature size, low insertion loss, and high quality factor. As consumer electronics pus…
Low-Loss Higher-Order Cross-Sectional Lamé Mode SAW Devices in 10-20 GHz Range
Ian Anderson, Tzu-Hsuan Hsu, Vakhtang Chulukhadze +6
This paper presents surface acoustic wave (SAW) acoustic delay lines (ADL) for studying propagation loss mechanisms in Lithium Niobate (LN). Devices were fabricated by depositing 5…
Lithium Niobate Resonators for Power Conversion: Spurious Mode Suppression Via an Active Ring
Vakhtang Chulukhadze, Eric Allen Stolt, Clarissa Daniel +2
In an effort to shift the paradigm of power conversion, acoustic resonators pose as compact alternatives for lossy magnetic inductors. Currently, the acoustic resonator's restricte…
2 to 16 GHz Fundamental Symmetric Mode Acoustic Resonators in Piezoelectric Thin-Film Lithium Niobate
Vakhtang Chulukhadze, Jack Kramer, Tzu-Hsuan Hsu +5
As 5G connectivity proliferates, signal processing applications at 6G centimeter bands have gained attention for urban wireless capacity expansion. At sub-5 GHz, acoustic resonator…
Experimental Study of Periodically Poled Piezoelectric Film Lithium Niobate Resonator at Cryogenic Temperatures
Jack Kramer, Omar Barrera, Sinwoo Cho +3
This work reports the first study of periodically poled piezoelectric film (P3F) lithium niobate (LiNbO3) resonators at cryogenic temperatures. We experimentally investigate the te…
23.8-GHz Acoustic Filter in Periodically Poled Piezoelectric Film Lithium Niobate With 1.52-dB IL and 19.4% FBW
Sinwoo Cho, Omar Barrera, Jack Kramer +5
This paper reports the first piezoelectric acoustic filter in periodically poled piezoelectric film (P3F) lithium niobate (LiNbO3) at 23.8 GHz with low insertion loss (IL) of 1.52…
Millimeter Wave Thin-Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator in Sputtered Scandium Aluminum Nitride Using Platinum Electrodes
Sinwoo Cho, Omar Barrera, Pietro Simeoni +6
This work describes sputtered scandium aluminum nitride (ScAlN) thin-film bulk acoustic resonators (FBAR) at millimeter wave (mmWave) with high quality factor (Q) using platinum (P…
Transferred Thin Film Lithium Niobate as Millimeter Wave Acoustic Filter Platforms
Omar Barrera, Sinwoo Cho, Kenny Hyunh +6
This paper reports the first high-performance acoustic filters toward millimeter wave (mmWave) bands using transferred single-crystal thin film lithium niobate (LiNbO3). By transfe…
38.7 GHz Thin Film Lithium Niobate Acoustic Filter
Omar Barrera, Sinwoo Cho, Jack Kramer +3
In this work, a 38.7 GHz acoustic wave ladder filter exhibiting insertion loss (IL) of 5.63 dB and 3-dB fractional bandwidth (FBW) of 17.6% is demonstrated, pushing the frequency l…
Millimeter Wave Thin-Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator in Sputtered Scandium Aluminum Nitride
Sinwoo Cho, Omar Barrera, Pietro Simeoni +8
This work reports a millimeter wave (mmWave) thin-film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) in sputtered scandium aluminum nitride (ScAlN). This paper identifies challenges of frequency…