Title : 
Miniature Sapphire Acoustic Resonator (MSAR)
         
        
            Author : 
Wang, Rabi T. ; Dick, G. John ; Tjoelker, Robert L.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We present recent progress towards a Miniature Sapphire Acoustic Resonator (MSAR). Our goal is to develop an ultra-stable oscillator with a high Q room temperature sapphire resonator and low noise Quartz electronics with a stability better than 1 times 10-14 @ 1s. Specific experimental plans are to demonstrate a high Q (> 1 times 108) sapphire acoustic resonator at room temperature in bulk acoustic modes near 5 or 10 MHz. Initial acoustic resonator studies are being carried out with both sapphire (Al2O3) and calcium fluoride (CaF2).
         
        
            Keywords : 
acoustic resonators; bulk acoustic wave devices; calcium compounds; oscillators; sapphire; Quartz electronics; bulk acoustic modes; calcium fluoride; miniature sapphire acoustic resonator; ultrastable oscillator; Acoustic testing; Aluminum oxide; Calcium; Frequency; Laboratories; Oscillators; Propulsion; Stability; Temperature; Voltage;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Frequency Control Symposium, 2009 Joint with the 22nd European Frequency and Time forum. IEEE International
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Besancon
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-3511-1
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
1075-6787
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/FREQ.2009.5168320