This device is a high-performance resonator that sustains a high resonator quality factor and is smaller, lighter, and consumes less power than other super-high-frequency resonators. The super-high-frequency wave band is used for a number of important civilian and military applications including high-resolution radar, high-bandwidth satellite, and tactical communications. High-performance resonators are critical components in super-high-frequency wireless transceivers. The resonator quality factor, a measure describing the ability of a resonator to store energy, limits key performance metrics such as frequency stability and power loss. Currently, there are only a few resonators that can sustain a high resonator quality factor when used for super-high-frequency wireless transceivers, and these devices are bulky, require external circuitry, and consume significant power.
Researchers at the University of Florida and Sandia National Laboratories developed a high-performance resonator for use in super-high-frequency wireless transceivers. This super-high-frequency resonator (over 50 GHz) can sustain a high resonator quality factor and is smaller, lighter, and consumes less power than comparable devices.
High-performance resonator to be used in super-high frequency wireless transceivers for applications such as high-resolution radar and high-bandwidth satellite communications
This device is a high-performance resonator for use in super-high-frequency wireless transceivers. This device has a self-amplified silicon and silicon-germanium nanowire-nanofin resonator architecture that leads to built-in amplification of resonator quality factor by several orders of magnitude while reducing the SWAP by 2 orders of magnitude. Unlike other high-performance super-high-frequency resonators, this device does not require external amplification or circuitry.
