WO2010035372A1 - 弾性波フィルタ装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an elastic wave filter device, and more particularly to a 3IDT type longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter device having first to third IDT electrodes arranged along an elastic wave propagation direction.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an example of an acoustic wave filter device having a 3IDT type longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter section.
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram of the elastic wave filter device disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- the acoustic wave filter device 100 includes first and second 3IDT type longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 101 and 102 connected in series. Between the connection point 103 between the first 3IDT type longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 101 and the second 3IDT type longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 102 and the ground potential, there is an acoustic wave resonance. A child 104 is connected.
- the acoustic wave resonator 104 is configured such that the resonance frequency of the acoustic wave resonator 104 is the pass band and stop band of the first and second 3IDT type longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 101 and 102. It is comprised so that it may be located in the transition zone between. This improves the steepness of the filter characteristics.
- the steepness of the filter characteristic is the acoustic wave resonator. It depends greatly on the Q value of 104. In order to further increase the steepness of the filter characteristics, it is necessary to increase the Q value of the acoustic wave resonator 104.
- the Q value of the acoustic wave resonator 104 is substantially determined by the piezoelectric substrate and the electrode material, there is a limit to increasing the Q value of the acoustic wave resonator 104. Therefore, it has been difficult to achieve higher steepness of filter characteristics as required in recent years only by providing the acoustic wave resonator 104.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an elastic wave filter device that solves the above-described drawbacks of the prior art and has high steep filter characteristics.
- an elastic wave filter device in a wide aspect of the present invention, includes a piezoelectric substrate and a longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter unit.
- the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter section includes first to third IDT electrodes and first and second reflectors.
- the first to third IDT electrodes are formed on the piezoelectric substrate along the elastic wave propagation direction.
- Each of the first to third IDT electrodes has a plurality of electrode fingers.
- the first and second reflectors are formed on both sides of the elastic wave propagation direction in the region where the first to third IDT electrodes are formed on the piezoelectric substrate.
- Each of the first to third IDT electrodes has a period of the electrode finger smaller than that of the remaining part of the IDT electrode at the end adjacent to the other IDT electrode in the elastic wave propagation direction. It has a narrow pitch part.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion located on the first IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion located on the third IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode are They are different from each other.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion located on the first IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode and the narrowness located on the third IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode is two or more different. According to this configuration, the steepness of the filter characteristics can be further increased.
- the period of the electrode finger in the narrow pitch part of the first IDT electrode and the period of the electrode finger in the narrow pitch part of the third IDT electrode are different from each other. According to this configuration, it is possible to suppress spike ripples in the passband and to obtain good frequency characteristics.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion located on the first IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode is located on the third IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion is smaller than the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion
- the cycle of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the first IDT electrode is smaller than the cycle of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the third IDT electrode.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion positioned on the first IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode is positioned on the third IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the first IDT electrode and the cycle of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the third IDT electrode are constant.
- the average value of the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch part of the first IDT electrode is smaller than the average value of the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch part of the third IDT electrode. According to this configuration, it is possible to increase the steepness of the filter characteristics in the transition band between the pass band and the stop band, and to suppress the spike ripple in the pass band.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the first IDT electrode is different from the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the third IDT electrode.
- the elastic wave filter device includes a piezoelectric substrate and a longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter unit.
- the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter section includes first to third IDT electrodes and first and second reflectors.
- the first to third IDT electrodes are formed on the piezoelectric substrate along the elastic wave propagation direction.
- Each of the first to third IDT electrodes has a plurality of electrode fingers.
- the first and second reflectors are formed on both sides of the elastic wave propagation direction in the region where the first to third IDT electrodes are formed on the piezoelectric substrate.
- Each of the first to third IDT electrodes has a period of the electrode finger smaller than that of the remaining part of the IDT electrode at the end adjacent to the other IDT electrode in the elastic wave propagation direction. It has a narrow pitch part. The number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the first IDT electrode is different from the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the third IDT electrode.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the first IDT electrode is different from two or more by the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the third IDT electrode. According to this configuration, the steepness of the filter characteristics can be further increased.
- the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion located on the first IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode and the position on the third IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode are different from each other. According to this configuration, it is possible to suppress spike ripples in the passband and to obtain good frequency characteristics.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the first IDT electrode is smaller than the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the third IDT electrode
- the second IDT The period of the electrode finger in the narrow pitch part located on the first IDT electrode side of the electrode is smaller than the period of the electrode finger in the narrow pitch part located on the third IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the first IDT electrode is smaller than the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the third IDT electrode
- the second IDT At least one of the period of the electrode finger in the narrow pitch part located on the first IDT electrode side of the electrode and the period of the electrode finger in the narrow pitch part located on the third IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode is Narrow pitch portion where the average value of the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion located on the first IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode is not constant, but is located on the third IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode It is smaller than the average value of the period of the electrode finger. According to this configuration, it is possible to increase the steepness of the filter characteristics in the transition band between the pass band and the stop band, and to suppress the spike ripple in the pass band.
- the narrow pitch portions of the first to third IDT electrodes have the frequency of the attenuation pole caused by the primary resonance mode of the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter portion
- the longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter unit is configured to be located in a transient band located between the pass band and the stop band.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion located on the first IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode and the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion located on the third IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrode is different from the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion of the third IDT electrode.
- a first-order resonance mode is generated in the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter section, and the insertion loss in the transient band located between the pass band and the stop band is increased by the first-order resonance mode.
- the steepness can be increased, and thus an elastic wave filter device having good filter characteristics can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an acoustic wave filter device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the insertion loss of the acoustic wave filter device in each of the first embodiment and the first comparative example.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter portion in each of the second and third embodiments and the first comparative example.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an acoustic wave filter device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter portion in each of the fourth and fifth embodiments and the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a current distribution in each resonance mode in a 3IDT type longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter portion in which a narrow pitch portion is not provided.
- FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram showing the current distribution in the zeroth-order resonance mode.
- FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram showing the current distribution in the secondary resonance mode.
- FIG. 7C is a schematic diagram showing the current distribution in the resonance mode between I and I.
- FIG. 7D is a schematic diagram showing the current distribution in the primary resonance mode.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a current distribution in each resonance mode in a 3IDT type longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter portion in which a narrow pitch portion is not provided.
- FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram showing the
- FIG. 8 is a diagram in which the electrical characteristics of only the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit are extracted in the acoustic wave filter device of the first comparative example, the characteristic impedance is removed, and the resonance point of the resonance mode is confirmed.
- FIG. 9 shows the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c and the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d when the impedance is 1 ⁇ . It is a graph showing the relationship with the magnitude
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter portion in the reference example.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of a first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic configuration diagram of a second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter in each of the sixth and seventh examples and the second comparative example.
- FIG. 14 is a graph showing the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter portion in each of the eighth and ninth embodiments and the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 15 shows the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c and the attenuation caused by the primary resonance mode when the impedance is 1 ⁇ . It is a graph showing the relationship with the magnitude
- FIG. 16 is a graph showing the insertion loss of the acoustic wave filter device in each of the tenth example and the first comparative example.
- FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram of a longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter device disclosed in Patent Document 1. In FIG.
- the elastic wave filter device 1 is a UMTS-band2 reception filter having a balance-unbalance conversion function.
- the impedance of the unbalanced signal terminal 2 is 50 ⁇
- the impedances of the first and second balanced signal terminals 3 and 4 are 100 ⁇ .
- the transmission frequency band of the reception filter for UMTS-band2 is 1.85 to 1.91 GHz
- the reception frequency band is 1.93 to 1.99 GHz.
- the elastic wave filter device 1 of the present embodiment is an elastic wave filter device using an elastic wave such as a surface acoustic wave or a boundary acoustic wave.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of an elastic wave filter device 1 of the present embodiment.
- the IDT electrodes and the grating reflectors are simply drawn, and the number of electrode fingers in the drawn IDT electrodes and grating reflectors is smaller than the actual number of electrode fingers.
- the IDT electrodes and the grating reflectors of the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 20 and 30 are schematically drawn by symbols with an “x” symbol in a rectangle. is doing.
- the elastic wave filter device 1 includes a piezoelectric substrate 9.
- the piezoelectric substrate 9 is composed of 40 ⁇ 5 ° Y-cut X-propagating LiTaO 3 .
- the piezoelectric substrate 9 may be made of a piezoelectric substrate material other than LiTaO 3 . Examples of other piezoelectric substrate materials include LiNbO 3 .
- the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 20 and 30, the first and second series resonators 10 and 15, and the first and second parallel resonances are provided on the piezoelectric substrate 9, the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 20 and 30, the first and second series resonators 10 and 15, and the first and second parallel resonances are provided. Children 40 and 45 are formed.
- the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 20 and 30, the first and second series resonators 10 and 15, the first and second parallel resonators 40, 45 is formed of an Al electrode.
- each filter part and resonator may be formed with electrically conductive materials other than Al, such as Au, Ag, and Cu, and may be comprised by the laminated body of the some conductive layer.
- the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 20 is connected between the unbalanced signal terminal 2 and the first balanced signal terminal 3.
- the second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 30 is connected between the unbalanced signal terminal 2 and the second balanced signal terminal 4.
- a first series resonator 10 is connected between the unbalanced signal terminal 2 and the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 20.
- the first series resonator 10 includes an IDT electrode 11 having a pair of comb electrodes interleaved with each other, and first and second grating reflectors 12 disposed on both sides of the IDT electrode 11 in the elastic wave propagation direction, 13.
- a second series resonator 15 is connected between the unbalanced signal terminal 2 and the second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 30.
- the second series resonator 15 includes an IDT electrode 16 having a pair of comb electrodes interleaved with each other, and first and second grating reflectors 17 disposed on both sides of the IDT electrode 16 in the elastic wave propagation direction, 18.
- the first and second series resonators 10 and 15 are such that the resonance frequencies of the first and second series resonators 10 and 15 pass through the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 20 and 30.
- the anti-resonance frequency of the first and second series resonators 10 and 15 is located between the pass band and the stop band of the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 20 and 30. It is comprised so that it may be located in the transition band of. Thereby, the steepness of the filter characteristic in the transient band is enhanced.
- a first parallel resonator 40 is connected between a connection point 5 between the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 20 and the first balanced signal terminal 3 and the ground potential.
- the first parallel resonator 40 includes an IDT electrode 41 having a pair of comb electrodes interleaved with each other, and first and second grating reflectors 42 disposed on both sides of the IDT electrode 41 in the elastic wave propagation direction, 43.
- a second parallel resonator 45 is connected between the connection point 6 between the second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 30 and the second balanced signal terminal 4 and the ground potential.
- the second parallel resonator 45 includes an IDT electrode 46 having a pair of comb electrodes interleaved with each other, and first and second grating reflectors 47 disposed on both sides of the IDT electrode 46 in the elastic wave propagation direction. 48.
- the first and second parallel resonators 40 and 45 have antiresonance frequencies of the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter units 20 and 30.
- the resonance frequency of the first and second parallel resonators 40 and 45 is located within the pass band, and the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter units 20 and 30 are out of the band on the low band side. It is comprised so that it may be located in. Thereby, the steepness of the filter characteristic in the transient band is enhanced.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration diagram of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 20
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration diagram of the second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 30.
- the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 20 is formed in this order along the acoustic wave propagation direction D on the piezoelectric substrate 9.
- IDT electrodes 21 to 23 are provided.
- First and second grating reflectors 24 and 25 are formed on both sides of the elastic wave propagation direction D in the region where the first to third IDT electrodes 21 to 23 are provided.
- the first IDT electrode 21 has first and second comb electrodes 21 a and 21 b that are inserted into each other.
- the first and second comb electrodes 21a and 21b include bus bars 21e and 21g and a plurality of electrode fingers 21f and 21h.
- a narrow pitch portion 21 c is formed at an end portion of the first IDT electrode 21 adjacent to the second IDT electrode 22 in the elastic wave propagation direction D.
- the period P1 of the electrode fingers 21f and 21h in the narrow pitch part 21c is set to be smaller than the period P5 of the electrode fingers 21f and 21h in the part other than the narrow pitch part 21c of the first IDT electrode 21.
- the period of an electrode finger means the center distance along the elastic wave propagation
- the second IDT electrode 22 has first and second comb electrodes 22a and 22b that are interleaved with each other.
- the first and second comb electrodes 22a and 22b include bus bars 22e and 22g and a plurality of electrode fingers 22f and 22h.
- a first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22 c is formed at an end portion of the second IDT electrode 22 adjacent to the first IDT electrode 21 in the elastic wave propagation direction D.
- a third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22d is formed at an end portion of the second IDT electrode 22 adjacent to the third IDT electrode 23 in the elastic wave propagation direction D.
- the period P2 of the electrode fingers 22f and 22h in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22c is equal to the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22c and the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22d of the second IDT electrode 22. It is made smaller than the period P6 of the electrode fingers 22f and 22h in the remaining portions excluding.
- the period P3 of the electrode fingers 22f and 22h in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22d is also equal to the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22c of the second IDT electrode 22 and the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch. It is made smaller than the period P6 of the electrode fingers 22f and 22h in the remaining portions excluding the portion 22d.
- the third IDT electrode 23 includes first and second comb electrodes 23a and 23b that are interleaved with each other.
- the first and second comb electrodes 23a and 23b include bus bars 23e and 23g and a plurality of electrode fingers 23f and 23h.
- a narrow pitch portion 23 c is formed at an end portion of the third IDT electrode 23 adjacent to the second IDT electrode 22 in the elastic wave propagation direction D.
- the period P4 of the electrode fingers 23f and 23h in the narrow pitch portion 23c is set to be smaller than the period P7 of the electrode fingers 23f and 23h in the portion other than the narrow pitch portion 23c of the third IDT electrode 23.
- the second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 30 is different from the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 20 except that the phase of the comb electrode on the balanced terminal side of the second IDT electrode is different. It has substantially the same configuration. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the second longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter unit 30 is formed on the piezoelectric substrate 9 in this order along the elastic wave propagation direction D. First to third IDT electrodes 31 to 33 are provided. First and second grating reflectors 34 and 35 are formed on both sides of the elastic wave propagation direction D in the region where the first to third IDT electrodes 31 to 33 are provided.
- the first IDT electrode 31 includes first and second comb electrodes 31a and 31b that are interleaved with each other.
- the first and second comb electrodes 31a and 31b include bus bars 31e and 31g and a plurality of electrode fingers 31f and 31h.
- a narrow pitch portion 31 c is formed at an end portion of the first IDT electrode 31 adjacent to the second IDT electrode 32 in the elastic wave propagation direction D.
- the period P11 of the electrode fingers 31f and 31h in the narrow pitch part 31c is made smaller than the period P15 of the electrode fingers 31f and 31h in parts other than the narrow pitch part 31c of the first IDT electrode 31.
- the second IDT electrode 32 has first and second comb electrodes 32a and 32b that are interleaved with each other.
- the first and second comb electrodes 32a and 32b include bus bars 32e and 32g and a plurality of electrode fingers 32f and 32h.
- a first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 32 c is formed at an end portion of the second IDT electrode 32 adjacent to the first IDT electrode 31 in the elastic wave propagation direction D.
- a third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 32d is formed at an end portion of the second IDT electrode 32 adjacent to the third IDT electrode 33 in the elastic wave propagation direction D.
- the period P12 of the electrode fingers 32f and 32h in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch part 32c is the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch part 32c and the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch part 32d of the second IDT electrode 32. It is made smaller than the period P16 of the electrode fingers 32f and 32h in the remaining portions excluding.
- the period P13 of the electrode fingers 32f and 32h in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 32d is also equal to the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 32c of the second IDT electrode 32 and the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch. It is made smaller than the period P16 of the electrode fingers 32f and 32h in the remaining part excluding the part 32d.
- the third IDT electrode 33 has first and second comb electrodes 33a and 33b that are inserted into each other.
- Each of the first and second comb electrodes 33a and 33b includes bus bars 33e and 33g and a plurality of electrode fingers 33f and 33h.
- a narrow pitch portion 33 c is formed at an end portion of the third IDT electrode 33 adjacent to the second IDT electrode 32 in the elastic wave propagation direction D.
- the period P14 of the electrode fingers 33f and 33h in the narrow pitch part 33c is set to be smaller than the period P17 of the electrode fingers 33f and 33h in the part other than the narrow pitch part 33c of the third IDT electrode 33.
- the elastic wave filter device 1 of the first embodiment was manufactured based on the following design parameters, and the insertion loss was measured.
- First and second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter sections 20 and 30; Cross width: 30.4 ⁇ ( ⁇ : wavelength determined by the period of the IDT electrode 2.0405 ⁇ m) Number of electrode fingers in the first and third IDT electrodes 21, 23, 31, 33: 39 Number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c, 23c, 31c, 33c: Five Electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c, 31c Period P1, P11: 1.8885 ⁇ m Periods P4 and P14 of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c: 1.9785 ⁇ m (0.09 ⁇ m smaller than the cycle of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c) Number of electrode fingers in second IDT electrode 22: 43 Number of electrode fingers in second IDT electrode 32: 43 Number of electrode fingers in first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22c: 3 First IDT Number of electrode fingers in electrode side narrow pitch portion 32c: 3 Number of electrode fingers in third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22d: 7 Number of electrode fingers in third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion
- the acoustic wave filter device having the same design parameters as those of the first embodiment is manufactured except that the electrode finger cycle P1 in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c is equal to the electrode finger cycle P4 in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c. The insertion loss was measured.
- FIG. 4 shows insertion loss of the acoustic wave filter device in each of the first embodiment and the first comparative example.
- the solid line indicates the insertion loss of the elastic wave filter device of the first embodiment
- the alternate long and short dash line indicates the insertion loss of the elastic wave filter device of the first comparative example.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c is different from the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d.
- the steepness of the filter characteristics in the low-frequency side transition band was higher than that in the first comparative example. Specifically, in the low-frequency transition band, the interval between the frequency at which the insertion loss is 3.5 dB and the frequency at which the insertion loss is 47 dB is greater in the first embodiment than in the first comparative example. was 2MHz smaller.
- the filter in the transient band is obtained by making the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c different from the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d. It can be seen that the steepness of the characteristics can be increased.
- the electrode finger cycle P1 in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c is the same as the electrode finger cycle P4 in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c, but the same as the first embodiment.
- An acoustic wave filter device with design parameters was fabricated. Then, the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter unit in the elastic wave filter device of the second example was measured.
- FIG. 5 shows insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter portion in each of the second and third embodiments and the first comparative example.
- the solid line indicates the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter unit in the second embodiment
- the alternate long and short dash line indicates the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave in the third embodiment.
- the insertion loss of the wave filter part is shown, and the two-dot chain line shows the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter part in the first comparative example.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c is different from the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d.
- Example 3 an attenuation pole due to the primary resonance mode was confirmed in the vicinity of a frequency of 1.92 GHz.
- the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d and the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c is four.
- the third has a difference between the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d and the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c is two.
- the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d is different from the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c. Spike ripple was confirmed near the frequency of 1.98 GHz. Further, the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d and the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c is four in the second embodiment. In the third embodiment, the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d and the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c is two. A larger spike ripple than the example was confirmed.
- the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter unit in each of the elastic wave filter devices of the fourth and fifth examples was measured.
- the measurement results are shown in FIG.
- the solid line indicates the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter section in the fourth embodiment
- the alternate long and short dash line indicates the first longitudinally coupled resonator type in the second embodiment.
- the insertion loss of the elastic wave filter unit is shown, and the two-dot chain line shows the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter unit in the fifth embodiment.
- the electrode finger periods P1 and P11 in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c are 0.04 ⁇ m smaller than the electrode finger periods P4 and P14 in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c.
- the spike ripple was smaller than that of the fifth example in which the periods P1 and P11 were 0.02 ⁇ m smaller than the periods P4 and P14. From this result, it is possible to reduce the spike ripple in the passband by increasing the difference between the electrode finger periods P1 and P11 in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c and the electrode finger periods P4 and P14 in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c. Recognize.
- the electrode finger cycles P1 and P11 in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c are made larger than the electrode finger cycles P4 and P14 in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c, and the first embodiment described above.
- An elastic wave filter device having the same design parameters was produced, and the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter portion in the elastic wave filter device was measured. In this case, a spike ripple larger than that in the second example was confirmed.
- Fig. 7 shows the current distribution of each resonance mode generated by a longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter designed symmetrically.
- a longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter having three IDT electrodes a zero-order resonance mode generated by the current distribution shown in FIG. 7A and a second-order resonance mode generated by the current distribution shown in FIG.
- II-I resonance mode a resonance mode generated by a current distribution having a peak at a location adjacent to the IDT electrode shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram in which the electrical characteristics of only the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit in the acoustic wave filter device of the first comparative example are extracted, the characteristic impedance is removed, and the resonance point of the resonance mode is confirmed.
- a resonance point (frequency about 1.935 GHz) in the zeroth-order resonance mode is indicated by a symbol A.
- a resonance point (frequency about 1.91 GHz) of the secondary resonance mode is indicated by a symbol C.
- a resonance point (frequency: about 1.99 GHz) in the II resonance mode is indicated by a symbol B.
- the design parameters of the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter are generally set to be symmetrical. That is, when the design parameters of the longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter are designed to be asymmetrical, the resonance point is located between the resonance point of the zeroth-order resonance mode and the resonance point of the second-order resonance mode. This is because an attenuation pole is generated when the next resonance mode occurs.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c, 32c of the second IDT electrodes 22, 32 and the third IDT electrode side of the second IDT electrodes 22, 32 are compared.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d is different from each other.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c, 32c of the second IDT electrodes 22, 32 is the third IDT of the second IDT electrodes 22, 32. The number is smaller than the number of electrode fingers in the electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d.
- the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter sections 20 and 30 in addition to the zeroth-order resonance mode, the second-order resonance mode, and the I-I resonance mode, the first-order resonance mode is present. appear.
- the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c and the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d have ripples (attenuation poles) due to the primary resonance mode in the first and
- the second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 20 and 30 are configured to be located in the low-frequency side transient band. For this reason, the steepness of the filter characteristics in the transition band on the low frequency side is enhanced.
- the attenuation pole resulting from the first-order resonance mode is located in the low-frequency side transition band between the zeroth-order resonance mode and the second-order resonance mode. Therefore, the steepness of the filter characteristics in the low-frequency side transition band is enhanced.
- the manufacturing tolerance with respect to the frequency increases, and the acoustic wave filter device 1 can be easily manufactured.
- the change of the filter characteristic when the temperature of the elastic wave filter apparatus 1 changes can be made small.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c and the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d are made different from each other.
- the steepness of the filter characteristics in the band can be enhanced.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch sections 22c and 32c and the third IDT electrode side narrow section are narrowed.
- the period P4 is different from each other. Specifically, the period P1 is smaller than the period P4.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c, 32c is smaller than the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d, 32d, and the narrow pitch portions 21c, Since the electrode finger period P1 at 31c is smaller than the electrode finger period P4 at the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c, the steepness of the filter characteristics in the transient band is enhanced and the spike ripple in the passband is suppressed. be able to.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c and the number of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d is preferable to increase the difference.
- FIG. 9 shows the results of confirming how many or more the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d is preferable.
- FIG. 9 shows the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d and the attenuation caused by the first-order resonance mode when the impedance is 1 ⁇ . It is a graph showing the relationship with the magnitude
- At least the magnitude of the attenuation pole is 5 dB or more.
- the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d is set to 2 It turns out that it is necessary to make it more than a book. From this result, it can be seen that the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d is preferably two or more.
- the optimum range of the difference between the period P1 and the period P4 is preferably the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c and the narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d. It depends on the difference from the number of electrode fingers. For this reason, the difference between the period P1 and the period P4, which is preferable for suppressing the magnitude of the spike ripple generated in the passband, cannot be defined unconditionally.
- the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22c, 32c, 22d, and 32d is constant.
- the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22c, 32c, 22d, and 32d is not necessarily constant.
- the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22c, 32c, 22d, and 32d may be gradually changed.
- a plurality of portions having different electrode finger pitches may be provided in the narrow pitch portions 22c, 32c, 22d, and 32d.
- the average value of the cycle of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 22c, 32c, 22d, and 32d is set to the first value.
- the average value of the periods of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c is calculated. By making it smaller than the average value of the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c, the spike ripple in the pass band can be suppressed as in the first embodiment.
- the example in which the left / right asymmetry is realized by making the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 22c different from the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 22d has been described.
- the number of electrode fingers in a portion other than the narrow pitch portion of the first IDT electrode and the portion other than the narrow pitch portion of the third IDT electrode A means for making the number of electrode fingers different from each other is also mentioned.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 22c is the same as the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 22d.
- the number of electrode fingers other than the narrow pitch portion 21c of the first IDT electrode 21 is reduced by four, and the number of electrode fingers other than the narrow pitch portion 23c of the third IDT electrode 23 is increased by four.
- An acoustic wave filter device was created and insertion loss was measured.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 22c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 22d are made the same, and the number of electrode fingers in portions other than the narrow pitch portion 21c of the first IDT electrode 21 is also made.
- the elastic wave filter apparatus which made the number of the electrode fingers of the part other than the narrow pitch part 23c of the 3rd IDT electrode 23 the same was created, and the insertion loss was measured.
- the result is shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, the insertion loss of the elastic wave filter device according to the reference example is indicated by a solid line, and the insertion loss of the elastic wave filter device according to the comparative example is indicated by a broken line.
- the number of electrode fingers in a portion other than the narrow pitch portion of the first IDT electrode and the number of electrode fingers in a portion other than the narrow pitch portion of the third IDT electrode are mutually Even when different, a large ripple (attenuation pole) was not observed in the vicinity of 1.92 GHz. That is, no attenuation pole corresponding to the primary resonance mode was observed.
- the elastic wave filter device used as the UMTS-band2 reception filter has been described in the first embodiment, the elastic wave filter device according to the present invention can also be used as other than the UMTS-band2 reception filter.
- the elastic wave filter device according to the present invention is also suitably used, for example, as an RF stage or IF stage filter of a mobile communication terminal.
- the elastic wave filter device according to the present invention may not have a balance-unbalance conversion function.
- the elastic structure having the same configuration as that of the elastic wave filter device 1 according to the first embodiment except for the configuration of the narrow pitch portions 21c, 31c, 22c, 32c, 22d, 32d, 23c, and 33c.
- the wave filter device will be described.
- members having substantially the same functions as those in the first embodiment are referred to by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 1 is referred in common.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 20 according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic configuration diagram of the second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 30 of the second embodiment.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c and the third IDT electrode is the same.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c of the first IDT electrodes 21 and 31 and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c of the third IDT electrodes 23 and 33 are different from each other. It has been. Specifically, the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c is made smaller than the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c.
- the first-order resonance mode is generated in the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 20 and 30.
- the attenuation pole (frequency characteristic peak) caused by the primary resonance mode is positioned within the transient band of the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 20 and 30.
- Narrow pitch portions 21c, 31c, 22c, 32c, 22d, 32d, 23c, and 33c are configured. Therefore, similar to the first embodiment, the steepness of the filter characteristics in the transient band is enhanced.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c of the first IDT electrodes 21 and 31 and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c of the third IDT electrodes 23 and 33 are as follows. Even when the numbers are different from each other, spike ripples due to the occurrence of the primary resonance mode tend to occur in the passband.
- the electrode finger period P3 is different from each other. Specifically, the period P2 is smaller than the period P3. As a result, it is possible to suppress spike ripples in the passband caused by the occurrence of the primary resonance mode in the first and second longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter units 20 and 30.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c, 31c of the first IDT electrodes 21, 31 is made smaller than the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c, 33c of the third IDT electrodes 23, 33,
- the period P2 is smaller than the period P3
- the steepness of the filter characteristics in the transient band can be enhanced and the spike ripple in the pass band can be suppressed.
- the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c of the first IDT electrodes 21 and 31, and the narrow pitch portions 23c of the third IDT electrodes 23 and 33 It is preferable to increase the difference from the number of electrode fingers in 33c.
- the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter unit 20 in the second embodiment was manufactured based on the following design parameters, and the insertion loss was measured.
- the first longitudinally coupled resonance is based on the same design parameters as in the sixth embodiment except that the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 23c is both five.
- a child-type elastic wave filter part was produced and insertion loss was measured.
- FIG. 13 shows the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter portion in the sixth and seventh examples and the second comparative example.
- the solid line indicates the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter unit in the sixth embodiment
- the alternate long and short dash line indicates the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave in the seventh embodiment.
- the insertion loss of the wave filter part is shown, and the two-dot chain line shows the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter part in the second comparative example.
- the primary resonance mode is in the vicinity of a frequency of 1.92 GHz. Attenuation poles due to the above were confirmed.
- the sixth embodiment in which the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 21c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 23c is four, the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 21c and the narrow pitch portion 23c. A larger attenuation pole was confirmed than in the seventh example in which the difference from the number of electrode fingers at 2 was two.
- spike ripples were observed near a frequency of 1.98 GHz.
- the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 21c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 23c is four, the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portion 21c and the narrow pitch portion 23c.
- a larger spike ripple was confirmed than in the seventh example in which the difference from the number of electrode fingers at 2 was two.
- a first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter portion having the same design parameters as in the sixth embodiment was produced.
- the period P2 of the electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22c is 0.04 ⁇ m than the period P3 of the electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22d. I made it smaller.
- the electrode finger cycle P2 in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22c is set to 0.02 ⁇ m smaller than the electrode finger cycle P3 in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22d.
- the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter portions of the eighth and ninth examples was measured.
- the measurement results are shown in FIG.
- the solid line indicates the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter unit in the eighth embodiment
- the alternate long and short dash line indicates the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave in the ninth embodiment.
- the insertion loss of the wave filter part is shown, and the two-dot chain line shows the insertion loss of the first longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter part in the sixth embodiment.
- the period P2 of the electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22c is 0.04 ⁇ m smaller than the period P3 of the electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portion 22d.
- the spike ripple was smaller than in the ninth example in which the period P2 was 0.02 ⁇ m smaller than the period P3. From this result, the spike ripple in the passband is increased by increasing the difference between the electrode finger period P2 in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch part 22c and the electrode finger period P3 in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch part 22d. It can be seen that can be reduced.
- FIG. 15 shows the result of confirming how many differences between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c are preferable.
- FIG. 15 shows the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c and the attenuation caused by the primary resonance mode when the impedance is 1 ⁇ . It is a graph showing the relationship with the magnitude
- At least the magnitude of the attenuation pole is 5 dB or more.
- the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c is set to 2 It turns out that it is necessary to make it more than a book. From this result, it can be seen that the difference between the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c and the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c is preferably two or more.
- the optimum range of the difference between the period P2 and the period P3 is preferably the number of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c and the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c. It depends on the difference from the number of electrode fingers. For this reason, the difference between the period P2 and the period P3 that is preferable for suppressing the magnitude of the spike ripple generated in the passband cannot be defined unconditionally.
- the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c, 31c, 23c, and 33c is constant.
- the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c, 31c, 23c, and 33c is not necessarily constant.
- the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c, 31c, 23c, and 33c may be gradually changed.
- the average value of the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c, 31c, 23c, and 33c is set to the second value.
- the average value of the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c is calculated. By making it smaller than the average value of the period of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c, the spike ripple in the pass band can be suppressed as in the second embodiment.
- Periods P4 and P14 of electrode fingers in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c 2.0410 ⁇ m
- Periods P2 and P12 of electrode fingers in the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c 1.7461 ⁇ m (0.087 ⁇ m smaller than the cycle of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d)
- Periods P3 and P13 of electrode fingers in the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d 1.8331 ⁇ m
- FIG. 16 shows the insertion loss of the acoustic wave filter device according to the tenth embodiment, together with the insertion loss of the acoustic wave filter device according to the first comparative example.
- the solid line indicates the insertion loss of the elastic wave filter of the tenth embodiment
- the dashed line indicates the insertion loss of the elastic wave filter device of the first comparative example.
- the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c have fewer electrode fingers and the electrode finger cycle is smaller than the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d.
- the tenth example in which the number of electrode fingers is smaller and the period of the electrode fingers is smaller in the narrow and narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c than in the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c is the first comparative example.
- the steepness of the filter characteristics in the low-frequency side transition band was higher. Specifically, in the low-frequency side transition band, the interval between the frequency at which the insertion loss is 3.5 dB and the frequency at which the insertion loss is 47 dB is greater in the tenth embodiment than in the first comparative example. was 3.7MHz smaller. In the tenth example, a large spike ripple was not observed in the passband.
- the first IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22c and 32c have fewer electrode fingers and the electrode finger cycle is smaller than the third IDT electrode side narrow pitch portions 22d and 32d, and
- the narrow pitch portions 21c and 31c have better frequency characteristics in the pass band and filter characteristics in the transient band when the number of electrode fingers is smaller and the period of the electrode fingers is smaller than the narrow pitch portions 23c and 33c. It can be seen that both high steepness can be achieved.
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本発明のさらに別の特定の局面では、第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数と、第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数とが相互に異なっている。
本実施形態に係る弾性波フィルタ装置1は、平衡-不平衡変換機能を有するUMTS-band2用受信フィルタである。弾性波フィルタ装置1では、不平衡信号端子2のインピーダンスが50Ω、第1及び第2の平衡信号端子3,4のインピーダンスが100Ωである。UMTS-band2用受信フィルタの送信周波数帯域は1.85~1.91GHzであり、受信周波数帯域は1.93~1.99GHzである。
第1の実施例として、上記の第1の実施形態の弾性波フィルタ装置1を以下の設計パラメータに基づいて作製し、挿入損失を測定した。
交叉幅:30.4λ(λ:IDT電極の周期により決定される波長=2.0405μm)
第1及び第3のIDT電極21,23,31,33における電極指の本数:39本
狭ピッチ部21c、23c、31c、33cにおける電極指の本数:5本
狭ピッチ部21c、31cにおける電極指の周期P1,P11:1.8885μm
狭ピッチ部23c、33cにおける電極指の周期P4,P14:1.9785μm(狭ピッチ部21c、31cにおける電極指の周期よりも0.09μm小さい)
第2のIDT電極22における電極指の本数:43本
第2のIDT電極32における電極指の本数:43本
第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22cにおける電極指の本数:3本
第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部32cにおける電極指の本数:3本
第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22dにおける電極指の本数:7本
第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部32dにおける電極指の本数:7本
第1及び第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22c、32c、22d、32dにおける電極指の周期P2,P12,P3,P13:2.0118μm
第1及び第2のグレーティング反射器24,25,34,35における電極指の本数:65本
メタライゼーションレシオ:0.68
電極膜厚:0.091λ
第1及び第2の直列共振子10,15;
交叉幅:11.0λ(λ=1.9528μm)
IDT電極11,16における電極指の本数:71本
第1及び第2のグレーティング反射器12,13,17,18における電極指の本数:18本
メタライゼーションレシオ:0.60
電極膜厚:0.095λ
第1及び第2の並列共振子40,45;
交叉幅:15.0λ(λ=2.0476μm)
IDT電極41,46における電極指の本数:111本
第1及び第2のグレーティング反射器42,43,47,48における電極指の本数:18本
メタライゼーションレシオ:0.60
電極膜厚:0.091λ
また、第1の比較例として、第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22c、32cにおける電極指の本数と、第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22d、32dにおける電極指の本数とが共に4本であり、狭ピッチ部21c、31cにおける電極指の周期P1が狭ピッチ部23c、33cにおける電極指の周期P4と等しいこと以外は上記第1の実施例と同じ設計パラメータの弾性波フィルタ装置を作製し、挿入損失を測定した。
第2の実施例として、狭ピッチ部21c、31cにおける電極指の周期P1を、狭ピッチ部23c、33cにおける電極指の周期P4とを等しくしたこと以外は、上記第1の実施例と同様の設計パラメータの弾性波フィルタ装置を作製した。そして、第2の実施例の弾性波フィルタ装置における第1の縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部の挿入損失を測定した。
また、第3の実施例として、第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22d、32dにおける電極指の本数を5本にしたこと以外は、上記の第2の実施例と同様の設計パラメータの弾性波フィルタ装置を作製した。そして、第3の実施例の弾性波フィルタ装置における第1の縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部の挿入損失を測定した。
第4及び第5の実施例として、狭ピッチ部21c、31cにおける電極指の周期P1,P11と狭ピッチ部23c、33cにおける電極指の周期P4,P14との差を変更したこと以外は、上記の第1の実施例と同様の設計パラメータの弾性波フィルタ装置を作製した。具体的には、第4の実施例では、狭ピッチ部21c、31cにおける電極指の周期P1,P11を狭ピッチ部23c、33cにおける電極指の周期P4,P14よりも0.04μm小さくした。第5の実施例では、狭ピッチ部21c、31cにおける電極指の周期P1,P11を狭ピッチ部23c、33cにおける電極指の周期P4,P14よりも0.02μm小さくした。
本実施形態では、狭ピッチ部21c、31c、22c、32c、22d、32d、23c、33cの構成を除いては上記の第1の実施形態に係る弾性波フィルタ装置1と同様の構成を有する弾性波フィルタ装置について説明する。なお、本実施形態の説明において、上記の第1の実施形態と実質的に共通の機能を有する部材を共通の符合で参照し、説明を省略する。また、図1を共通に参照する。
第6の実施例として、上記の第2の実施形態における第1の縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部20を以下の設計パラメータに基づいて作製し、挿入損失を測定した。
第1のIDT電極21における電極指の本数:37本
第3のIDT電極23における電極指の本数:41本
狭ピッチ部21cにおける電極指の本数:3本
狭ピッチ部23cにおける電極指の本数:7本
狭ピッチ部21c、23cにおける電極指の周期P1,P4:1.9220μm
第2のIDT電極22における電極指の本数:43本
狭ピッチ部22c、22dにおける電極指の本数:4本
第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22cにおける電極指の周期P2:1.8269μm
第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22dにおける電極指の周期P3:1.8269μm(第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22cにおける電極指の周期と等しい)
第1及び第2のグレーティング反射器24,25,34,35における電極指の本数:65本
メタライゼーションレシオ:0.68
電極膜厚:0.091λ
また、第7の実施例として、上記の第6の実施例とは狭ピッチ部21c、23cにおける電極指の本数のみが異なる第1の縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部20を作製し、挿入損失を測定した。具体的には、第7の実施例では、狭ピッチ部21cにおける電極指の本数を4本とし、狭ピッチ部23cにおける電極指の本数を6本とした。
第8及び第9の実施例として、第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22cにおける電極指の周期P2と、第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22dにおける電極指の周期P3との差以外は、上記の第6の実施例と同様の設計パラメータの第1の縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部を作製した。具体的には、第8の実施例では、第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22cにおける電極指の周期P2を第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22dにおける電極指の周期P3よりも0.04μm小さくした。第9の実施例では、第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22cにおける電極指の周期P2を第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22dにおける電極指の周期P3よりも0.02μm小さくした。
第10の実施例として、下記パラメータ以外は、上記第1の実施例と同様の設計パラメータを有する弾性波フィルタ装置を作製し、挿入損失を測定した。
第1及び第2の縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部20,30;
交叉幅:32.9λ(λ:IDT電極の周期により決定される波長=2.0412μm)
第1のIDT電極21,31における電極指の本数:38本
狭ピッチ部21c、31cにおける電極指の本数:3本
第2のIDT電極22,32における電極指の本数:43本
第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22c、32cにおける電極指の本数:3本
第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22d、32dにおける電極指の本数:7本
第3のIDT電極23,33における電極指の本数:42本
狭ピッチ部23c、33cにおける電極指の本数:7本
狭ピッチ部21c、31cにおける電極指の周期P1,P11:1.9560μm(狭ピッチ部23c、33cにおける電極指の周期よりも0.085μm小さい)
狭ピッチ部23c、33cにおける電極指の周期P4,P14:2.0410μm
第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22c、32cにおける電極指の周期P2,P12:1.7461μm(第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22d、32dにおける電極指の周期よりも0.087μm小さい)
第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部22d、32dにおける電極指の周期P3,P13:1.8331μm
2…不平衡信号端子
3…第1の平衡信号端子
4…第2の平衡信号端子
5,6…接続点
9…圧電基板
10…第1の直列共振子
15…第2の直列共振子
11,16…IDT電極
12,13,17,18…グレーティング反射器
20…第1の縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部
30…第2の縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部
21,31…第1のIDT電極
21a、31a…第1のくし歯電極
21b、31b…第2のくし歯電極
21c、31c…第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部
21e、21g、31e、31g…バスバー
21f、21h、31f、31h…電極指
22,32…第2のIDT電極
22a、32a…第1のくし歯電極
22b、32b…第2のくし歯電極
22c、32c…第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部
22d、32d…第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部
22e、22g、32e、32g…バスバー
22f、22h、32f、32h…電極指
23,33…第3のIDT電極
23a、33a…第1のくし歯電極
23b、33b…第2のくし歯電極
23c、33c…第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部
23e、23g、33e、33g…バスバー
23f、23h、33f、33h…電極指
24,34…第1のグレーティング反射器
25,35…第2のグレーティング反射器
40…第1の並列共振子
45…第2の並列共振子
41,46…IDT電極
42,43,47,48…グレーティング反射器
P1,P11…第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期
P2,P12…第2のIDT電極の第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期
P3,P13…第2のIDT電極の第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期
P4,P14…第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期
P5,P15…第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部以外の部分における電極指の周期
P6,P16…第2のIDT電極の第1のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部及び第3のIDT電極側狭ピッチ部以外の部分における電極指の周期
P7,P17…第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部以外の部分における電極指の周期
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- 圧電基板と、
前記圧電基板上において弾性波伝搬方向に沿って形成されており、それぞれ複数本の電極指を有する第1~第3のIDT電極と、前記圧電基板上において前記第1~第3のIDT電極が形成された領域の弾性波伝搬方向の両側に形成された第1及び第2の反射器とを有する縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部とを備えており、
前記第1~第3のIDT電極のそれぞれは、他のIDT電極と弾性波伝搬方向に隣接している端部に、該IDT電極の残りの部分の電極指の周期よりも電極指の周期が小さい狭ピッチ部を有しており、
前記第2のIDT電極の前記第1のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数と、前記第2のIDT電極の前記第3のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数とが相互に異なっている、弾性波フィルタ装置。 - 前記第2のIDT電極の前記第1のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数と、前記第2のIDT電極の前記第3のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数とが、2本以上異なっている、請求項1に記載の弾性波フィルタ。
- 前記第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期と、前記第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期とが相互に異なっている、請求項1または2に記載の弾性波フィルタ装置。
- 前記第2のIDT電極の前記第1のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数が、前記第2のIDT電極の前記第3のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数よりも少なく、前記第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期が、前記第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期よりも小さい、請求項3に記載の弾性波フィルタ装置。
- 前記第2のIDT電極の前記第1のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数が、前記第2のIDT電極の前記第3のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数よりも少なく、前記第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期と前記第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期とのうちの少なくとも一方が一定ではなく、前記第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期の平均値が、前記第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期の平均値よりも小さい、請求項3に記載の弾性波フィルタ。
- 圧電基板と、
前記圧電基板上において弾性波伝搬方向に沿って形成されており、それぞれ複数本の電極指を有する第1~第3のIDT電極と、前記圧電基板上において前記第1~第3のIDT電極が形成された領域の弾性波伝搬方向の両側に形成された第1及び第2の反射器と有する縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部とを備えており、
前記第1~第3のIDT電極のそれぞれは、他のIDT電極と弾性波伝搬方向に隣接している端部に、該IDT電極の残りの部分の電極指の周期よりも電極指の周期が小さい狭ピッチ部を有しており、
前記第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数と、前記第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数とが相互に異なっている、弾性波フィルタ装置。 - 前記第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数と、前記第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数とが相互に異なっている、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の弾性波フィルタ装置。
- 前記第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数と、前記第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数とが、2本以上異なっている、請求項6または7に記載の弾性波フィルタ。
- 前記第2のIDT電極の前記第1のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期と、前記第2のIDT電極の前記第3のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期とが相互に異なっている、請求項6~8のいずれか一項に記載の弾性波フィルタ装置。
- 前記第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数が、前記第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数よりも少なく、前記第2のIDT電極の前記第1のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期が、前記第2のIDT電極の前記第3のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期よりも小さい、請求項9に記載の弾性波フィルタ装置。
- 前記第1のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数が、前記第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部における電極指の本数よりも少なく、前記第2のIDT電極の前記第1のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期と前記第2のIDT電極の前記第3のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期とのうちの少なくとも一方が一定ではなく、前記第2のIDT電極の前記第1のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期の平均値が、前記第2のIDT電極の前記第3のIDT電極側に位置する狭ピッチ部における電極指の周期の平均値よりも小さい、請求項9に記載の弾性波フィルタ。
- 前記第1~第3のIDT電極の狭ピッチ部は、前記縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部の1次の共振モードに起因する減衰極の周波数が、前記縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ部の通過帯域と阻止帯域との間に位置する過渡帯域内に位置するように構成されている、請求項1~11のいずれか一項に記載の弾性波フィルタ装置。
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