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YIG

American  
[yig] / jɪg /

noun

  1. a synthetic yttrium iron garnet, used in electronics in filters and amplifiers.


Etymology

Origin of YIG

y(ttrium) i(ron) g(arnet)

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In addition to being tunable, the new filter is also tiny -- about the same size as a quarter, in contrast to previous generations of YIG filters, which resembled large packs of index cards.

From Science Daily May 24, 2024

When exposed to a magnetic field, the magnetic spin wave generated by YIG changes frequency.

From Science Daily May 24, 2024

"By adjusting the magnetic field," says Xingyu Du, a doctoral student in Olsson's lab and the first author of the paper, "the YIG filter achieves continuous frequency tuning across an extremely broad frequency band."

From Science Daily May 24, 2024

"Our filter is 10 times smaller than current commercial YIG filters," says Du.

From Science Daily May 24, 2024

Shi's lab at UCR is one of the best in the world at making YIG.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2023

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