A high FoM lithium niobate resonant transformer for passive voltage amplification

Tomas Manzaneque, Ruochen Lu, Yansong Yang, Songbin Gong

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Abstract

This paper reports a lithium niobate (LiNbO3) resonant transformer with an extracted passive open-circuit voltage gain of 38. The result has been attained thanks to a high figure of merit (FoM=kt2 · Q) of 136 that results from a high electromechanical coupling (kt2) of 28% and a high Q of 480. To our knowledge, this is the highest FoM that has been demonstrated for a two-port MEMS resonator. The fabricated transformer also features a factional bandwidth of 0.21%, thus providing a large operation temperature range (±18 K) over which a high gain can be maintained. This work has shown promising results for wake-up radio applications, where transformers can be exploited for detection of faint signals with very low or zero power consumption.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationTRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages798-801
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538627310
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 26 2017
Event19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: Jun 18 2017Jun 22 2017

Publication series

NameTRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems

Other

Other19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityKaohsiung
Period6/18/176/22/17

Keywords

  • Internet of Things
  • Lithium Niobate
  • MEMS
  • Passive Voltage Amplification
  • Piezoelectric
  • Resonator
  • Transformer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Health and Safety
  • Instrumentation
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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