A Review on Coupled Bulk Acoustic Wave MEMS Resonators

Linlin Wang, Chen Wang, Yuan Wang, Aojie Quan, Masoumeh Keshavarz, Bernardo Pereira Madeira, Hemin Zhang, Chenxi Wang, Michael Kraft

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Abstract

With the introduction of the working principle of coupled resonators, the coupled bulk acoustic wave (BAW) Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) resonators have been attracting much attention. In this paper, coupled BAW MEMS resonators are discussed, including the coupling theory, the actuation and sensing theory, the transduction mechanism, and the applications. BAW MEMS resonators normally exhibit two types of vibration modes: lateral (in-plane) modes and flexural (out-of-plane) modes. Compared to flexural modes, lateral modes exhibit a higher stiffness with a higher operating frequency, resulting in a lower internal loss. Also, the lateral mode has a higher Q factor, as the fluid damping imposes less influence on the in-plane motion. The coupled BAW MEMS resonators in these two vibration modes are investigated in this work and their applications for sensing, timing, and frequency reference are also presented.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3857
JournalSensors
Volume22
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS)
  • bulk acoustic wave (BAW)
  • coupled resonators
  • sensing theory
  • transduction mechanism

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