• DocumentCode
    3378075
  • Title

    FEM/BEM simulation and experimental study of LLSAW resonator characteristics on YZ-LiNbO3

  • Author

    Makkonen, Tapani ; Plessky, Victor P. ; Grigorievski, Valeri I. ; Kopp, Laurent ; Solal, Marc ; Steichen, William ; Salomaa, Martti M.

  • Author_Institution
    Mater. Phys. Lab., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    8-11 Oct. 2002
  • Firstpage
    317
  • Abstract
    The high velocity (above 6000 m/s in LiNbO3) of the longitudinal leaky SAW (LLSAW) mode makes it attractive for use in high frequency SAW devices in the 2-3 GHz range. We have investigated, both experimentally and theoretically, the dependence of one-port LLSAW resonator performance on YZ-LiNbO3 on the metallization thickness and metallization ratio. The results indicate a strong dependence of the Q factor and resonance frequency on the aluminum thickness. The observed behaviour is addressed with the help of simulations using a combined FEM-Green´s function method. Based on the simulated and experimental data, the optimal aluminum thickness is found to be approximately 8%.
  • Keywords
    Green´s function methods; boundary-elements methods; finite element analysis; lithium compounds; metallisation; surface acoustic wave resonators; 2 to 3 GHz; LiNbO3; Q factor; aluminum thickness; combined FEM-Green´s function method; high frequency SAW devices; longitudinal leaky SAW resonator; metallization ratio; metallization thickness; resonance frequency; Corrugated surfaces; Metallization; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Periodic structures; Propagation losses; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Surface acoustic waves; Transducers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Ultrasonics Symposium, 2002. Proceedings. 2002 IEEE
  • ISSN
    1051-0117
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7582-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ULTSYM.2002.1193410
  • Filename
    1193410