Resonant Frequency Characteristics of a SAW Device Attached to Resonating Micropillars

Recently we reported experimental and simulation results on an increase in resonance frequency of a SAW resonator caused by mass loading of micropillars made of SU-8, attached normal to the surface of the resonator. We concluded that SAW resonator and the SU-8 micropillars in unison form a system of...

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Main Authors: Roy Paily Palathinkal, N. Ramakrishnan, Harshal B. Nemade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-03-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/4/3789/
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Summary:Recently we reported experimental and simulation results on an increase in resonance frequency of a SAW resonator caused by mass loading of micropillars made of SU-8, attached normal to the surface of the resonator. We concluded that SAW resonator and the SU-8 micropillars in unison form a system of coupled resonators. We have now extended this work and performed a finite element method simulation to study the resonance frequency characteristics of the SAW-based coupled resonator. In this paper we report the effect of the resonance frequency of the micropillars on the resonance frequency of the system of coupled resonators, and observe the coupling of micropillar resonance and the propagating SAW as described in the well known Dybwad system of coupled resonators.
ISSN:1424-8220