Effects of RIE Tuning on the Electrical and Temperature Characteristics of Quartz SAW Resonators,

Abstract

In recent years, Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators have been developed to the point of being useful in oscillator circuits used in the VHF and UHF ranges. The advantages of operating an oscillator at final frequency, as opposed to using a low frequency bulk crystal with multiplier circuits, are well known. If it is desired to cover an entire band with custom frequency sources, a multitude of masks (since each mask produces a single frequency resonator) or an effective tuning procedure is required. To minimize the number of masks required, the tuning procedure should have a wide tuning range with minimal effect on the other characteristics of the device. Reactive Ion Etching of the quartz meets these criteria. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP001556

Entities

People

  • Carl Kotecki

Organizations

  • Motorola Mobility

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Doppler Effect
  • Etching
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Oscillators
  • Reactive Ion Etching
  • Resonators
  • Surface Acoustic Wave Devices
  • Surface Acoustic Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.
  • Systems Analysis and Design