Methods for suppressing spurious modes in microresonators

Branch, Darren W.; Olsson, Roy H.

Title: Methods for suppressing spurious modes in microresonators

Patent · Tue Jun 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018

OSTI ID:1459556

Branch, Darren W.; Olsson, Roy H.

The present invention relates to methods for suppressing spurious modes in microresonators. In particular embodiments, such spurious modes can be reduced by providing one or more structural components that effectively reduce the acoustic velocity in the transducer domain. Additional methods and microresonators are described herein.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Number(s):: 10,009,002

Application Number:: 15/239,662

OSTI ID:: 1459556

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2016 Aug 17

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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