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Circuit element utilizing magnetostatic wave

US5189383A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 1991
Grant dateFeb 23, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03H2/001
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit element utilizing a magnetostatic wave is disclosed which uses a magnetostatic-wave resonator having a structure that a thin YIG (yttrium iron garnet) film is formed on a non-magnetic substrate such as a GGG (gadolinium gallium garnet) substrate. In this resonator, at least a part of end faces of the ferrimagnetic film are made rough such as by lapping with abrasives having a grain size greater than or equal to about 15 .mu.m, to suppress the generation of a unnecessary spurious mode in a wide frequency range.

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