A phononic bandgap shield for high-Q membrane microresonators

Abstract

A phononic crystal can control the acoustic coupling between a resonator and its support structure. We micromachine a phononic bandgap shield for high Q silicon nitride membranes and study the driven displacement spectra of the membranes and their support structures. We find that inside the observed bandgaps, the density and amplitude of non-membrane modes are greatly suppressed, and membrane modes are shielded from an external mechanical drive by up to 30 dB.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 13, 2014
Source ID
10.1063/1.4862031

Entities

People

  • Cindy A. Regal
  • K. Cicak
  • N. S. Kampel
  • P.-l. Yu
  • R. W. Simmonds
  • T. P. Purdy
  • Y. Tsaturyan

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • University of Colorado

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Structural Dynamics.