32 research outputs found
A Radio Frequency Non-reciprocal Network Based on Switched Low-loss Acoustic Delay Lines
This work demonstrates the first non-reciprocal network based on switched
low-loss acoustic delay lines. A 21 dB non-reciprocal contrast between
insertion loss (IL=6.7 dB) and isolation (28.3 dB) has been achieved over a
fractional bandwidth of 8.8% at a center frequency 155MHz, using a record low
switching frequency of 877.22 kHz. The 4-port circulator is built upon a newly
reported framework by the authors, but using two in-house fabricated low-loss,
wide-band lithium niobate (LiNbO3) delay lines with single-phase unidirectional
transducers (SPUDT) and commercial available switches. Such a system can
potentially lead to future wide-band, low-loss chip-scale nonreciprocal RF
systems with unprecedented programmability.Comment: 4 pages, 7 figure
Frequency Independent Framework for Synthesis of Programmable Non-reciprocal Networks
Passive and linear nonreciprocal networks at microwave frequencies hold great
promises in enabling new front-end architectures for wireless communication
systems. Their nonreciprocity has been achieved by disrupting the time-reversal
symmetry using various forms of biasing schemes, but only over a limited
frequency range. Here we demonstrate a framework for synthesizing theoretically
frequency-independent multi-port nonreciprocal networks. The framework is
highly expandable, and can have an arbitrary number of ports while
simultaneously sustaining balanced performance and providing unprecedented
programmability of non-reciprocity. A 4-port circulator based on such a
framework is implemented and tested to produce broadband nonreciprocal
performance from 10 MHz to 900 MHz with a temporal switching effort at 23.8
MHz. With the combination of broad bandwidth, low temporal effort, and high
programmability, the framework could inspire new ways of implementing multiple
input multiple output (MIMO) communication systems for 5G.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figure
Toward Ka Band Acoustics: Lithium Niobate Asymmetrical Mode Piezoelectric MEMS Resonators
This work presents a new class of micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS)
resonators toward Ka band (26.5-40GHz) for fifth-generation (5G) wireless
communication. Resonant frequencies of 21.4 and 29.9 GHz have been achieved
using the fifth and seventh order asymmetric (A5 and A7) Lamb-wave modes in a
suspended Z-cut lithium niobate (LiNbO3) thin film. The fabricated device has
demonstrated an electromechanical coupling (kt2) of 1.5% and 0.94% and
extracted mechanical Qs of 406 and 474 for A5 and A7 respectively. The quality
factors are the highest reported for piezoelectric MEMS resonators operating at
this frequency range. The demonstrated performance has shown the strong
potential of LiNbO3 asymmetric mode devices to meet the front-end filtering
requirements of 5G.Comment: 5 pages, 7 figures, 2018 IEEE International Frequency Control
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A Laterally Vibrating Lithium Niobate MEMS Resonator Array Operating at 500{\deg}C in Air
This paper is the first report of the high-temperature characteristics of a
laterally vibrating piezoelectric lithium niobate (LiNbO) MEMS resonator
array up to 500{\deg}C in air. After a high-temperature burn-in treatment,
device quality factor (Q) is enhanced to 508 and the resonance shifts to a
lower frequency and remains stable up to 500{\deg}C. During subsequent in situ
high-temperature testing, the resonant frequencies of two coupled shear
horizontal (SH0) modes in the array are 87.36 MHz and 87.21 MHz at 25{\deg}C
and 84.56 MHz and 84.39 MHz at 500{\deg}C, correspondingly, representing a -3%
shift in frequency over the temperature range. Upon cooling to room
temperature, the resonant frequency returns to 87.36 MHz, demonstrating
recoverability of device performance. The first- and second-order temperature
coefficient of frequency (TCF) are found to be -95.27 ppm/{\deg}C and 57.5
ppb/{\deg}C for resonant mode A, and -95.43 ppm/{\deg}C and 55.8
ppb/{\deg}C for resonant mode B, respectively. The temperature-dependent
quality factor (Q) and electromechanical coupling coefficient () are
extracted and reported. Device Q decreases to 334 after high-temperature
exposure, while increases to 12.40%. This work supports the use of
piezoelectric LiNbO as a material platform for harsh environment
radio-frequency (RF) resonant sensors (e.g. temperature and infrared)