Mems Q-Factor Enhancement Using Parametric Amplification: Theoretical Study and Design of a Parametric Device

نویسندگان

  • L. Grasser
  • Hervé Mathias
  • Fabien Parrain
  • X. Le Roux
  • Jean-Paul Gilles
چکیده

Parametric amplification is an interesting way of artificially increasing a MEMS Quality factor and could be helpful in many kinds of applications. This paper presents a theoretical study of this principle, based on Matlab/Simulink® simulations, and proposes design guidelines for parametric structures. A new device designed with this approach is presented together with the corresponding FEM simulation results.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • CoRR

دوره abs/0802.3073  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007