New low-loss broadband SAW filter using unidirectional IDTs with U-shaped MSCs

A new low-loss broadband SAW filter is presented. A new configuration using one pair of electrically connected IDTs with an optimum number of fingers, as well as unidirectional IDTs with U-shaped MSCs, is described. Experimental results with bandwidth as wide as 10% and loss as low as 3 dB are achieved. Very accurate computer-aided design of a low-loss filter with MSCs is obtained.