학술논문

High-Performance Wideband SAW Filters on LNOI Platform
Document Type
Conference
Source
2024 IEEE MTT-S International Conference on Microwave Acoustics & Mechanics (IC-MAM) Microwave Acoustics & Mechanics (IC-MAM), 2024 IEEE MTT-S International Conference on. :49-52 May, 2024
Subject
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Radio frequency
Performance evaluation
Filters
5G mobile communication
Surface acoustic waves
SAW filters
Surface acoustic wave devices
Surface Acoustic Wave
LNOI platform
Wideband
5G
Language
Abstract
With the advancement of radio frequency (RF) technology, the exponential increase in transmitted data during the 5G era imposes elevated demands on the bandwidth of surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters. Recently, lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) platform has emerged as a promising solution for producing wideband SAW filters in 5G communication. In this study, we have investigated the propagation characteristics of SAW on LNOI platform and explored the design and fabrication of various high-performance wideband SAW devices on this platform. The implemented resonators on LNOI platform exhibit scalable and high electromechanical coupling coefficients $(\boldsymbol{K}^{\mathbf{2}})$ ranging from 14.7% to 31.7%. Furthermore, the SAW filters based on LNOI platform experimentally show a large 3-dB fractional bandwidth (FBW) within the ranges of 8.9% and 30.3%, along with low insertion losses below 1.5 dB and spurious-free responses in the passband. Finally, high-frequency SAW resonators and filters with frequencies ranging from 3 to 5 GHz are implemented on LNOI platform and these high-frequency SAW filters exhibit performances compatible with specifications for the n77, n78, and n79 bands. These results underscore that the LNOI platform significantly broadens the application scope for SAW filters and can pave the way for commercializing wideband SAW filters for the next generation of RF filters.