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Wideband Hybrid Monolithic Lithium Niobate Acoustic Filter in the K-Band
Abstract:
This article presents the design approach and the first demonstration of a wideband hybrid monolithic acoustic filter in the K -band, which exceeds the limitation of electromechanical coupling on the fractional bandwidth (FBW) of acoustic filters. The hybrid filter utilizes the codesign of electromagnetic (EM) and acoustic to attain wide bandwidth while keeping the advantages of small sizes and high Q in the acoustic domain. The performance trade space and design flow of the hybrid filter are also presented in this article, which allows this technology to be applied for filters with different center frequencies and FBWs. The hybrid filter is simulated by hybridizing the EM and acoustic finite element analysis, which are carried out separately and combined at a system level. The fabricated filter built with resonators having an electromechanical coupling of 0.7% based on the seventh-order antisymmetric Lamb wave mode (A7) has a 3-dB FBW of 2.4% at 19 GHz and a compact footprint of 1.4 mm2.
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