US5187461A
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Low-loss dielectric resonator having a lattice structure with a resonant defect
Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1991-02-15
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Granted: 1993-02-16
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Expires: 2011-02-15
Abstract
Abstract A dielectric resonator comprising a resonant defect structure disposed in a lattice structure formed of a plurality of multi-dimensional periodically arranged dielectric elements confines electromagnetic energy within a frequency band in the photonic band gap. The frequency band of the confined electromagnetic energy is tunable. The unique structure of the dielectric resonator leads to reduced power dissipation losses when used in microwave and millimeter wave components. Accordingly, the dielectric resonator BACKGROUND This invention was made with government support under Contract Number N00014-86-K-0158 awarded by the Department of the Navy and Contract Number DAAL-03-86-K-0002 awarded by the Department of the Army. The government has certain rights in the invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl Brommer
- 👤 Henry Mullaney
- 👤 Robert Meade
- 👤 Andrew Rappe
- 👤 John Joanopoulos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:07
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q15/00; H01Q15/0006; H01Q15/006; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y20/00; G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/42; G02B27/46; G02B5/00; G02B5/18; G02B5/20; G02B5/28; G02B6/00; G02B6/10; G02B6/12; G02B6/122; G02B6/1225; H01P; H01P1/00; H01P1/20; H01P1/2005; H01P1/207; G02F; G02F2202/00; G02F2202/32; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/10; H01S5/1042; H01S5/11; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/25
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A dielectric resonator comprising: a first dielectric material for receiving electromagnetic energy; a lattice structure comprised of a plurality of shaped elements comprised of a second dielectric material and disposed in a multi-dimensional periodic arrangement within the first dielectric material to provide a range of frequencies over a band gap in which the electromagnetic energy within the frequency range of the band gap is prevented from propagating through the lattice structure; and a resonant defect structure disposed within the lattice structure for introducing a lattice imperfection in the lattice structure, the resonant defect structure providing a frequency range within the band gap in which the electromagnetic energy having frequencies in the frequency range within the band gap is allowed to propagate through the lattice structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A dielectric resonator comprising: a first dielectric material for receiving electromagnetic energy; a lattice structure comprised of a plurality of shaped elements comprised of a second dielectric material and disposed in a multi-dimensional periodic arrangement within the first dielectric material to provide a range of frequencies over a band gap in which the electromagnetic energy within the frequency range of the band gap is prevented from propagating through the lattice structure; and a resonant defect structure disposed within the lattice structure for introducing a lattice imperfection in the lattice structure, the resonant defect structure providing a frequency range within the band gap in which the electromagnetic energy having frequencies in the frequency range within the band gap is allowed to propagate through the lattice structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A dielectric resonator as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a coupler connected to the resonant defect structure, the coupler having a first waveguide for coupling the electromagnetic energy into the defect structure and a second waveguide for coupling the electromagnetic energy having frequencies in the frequency range, which is allowed to propagate through the lattice structure, from the resonant defect structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A dielectric resonator as claimed in claim 1 in which the lattice structure is configured in the form of a face-centered cubic crystal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A dielectric resonator as claimed in claim 1 in which the lattice structure is configured in the form of a diamond lattice crystal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A dielectric resonator as claimed in claim 1 in which the first dielectric material comprises air.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A dielectric resonator as claimed in claim 5 in which the shaped elements are spheres, each spherical element having a diameter such that said spherical element overlaps adjacent spherical elements upon being disposed in said multi-dimensional periodic arrangement.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A dielectric resonator as claimed in claim 1 in which the shaped elements are spheres.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A dielectric resonator as claimed in claim 1 in which the resonant defect structure comprises a dielectric cavity.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A dielectric resonator as claimed in claim 1 in which the second dielectric material comprises air.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
146 words
A dielectric resonator comprising: a first dielectric material for receiving electromagnetic energy; a lattice structure comprises of a plurality of shaped elements comprising of a second dielectric material and disposed in a multi-dimensional periodic arrangement within the first dielectric material to provide a predetermined frequency band gap in which the electromagnetic energy having frequencies within the band gap is prevented from propagating through the lattice structure; a resonant defect structure disposed within the lattice structure for providing a lattice imperfection in the lattice structure, the resonant defect structure providing a narrow frequency range within the band gap wherein the electromagnetic energy having frequencies within the narrow frequency range is stored within the resonant defect structure; and an output coupler linked to the resonant defect structure for coupling the electromagnetic energy having frequencies within the narrow frequency range and being stored in the resonant defect structure therefrom.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
146 words
A dielectric resonator comprising: a first dielectric material for receiving electromagnetic energy; a lattice structure comprises of a plurality of shaped elements comprising of a second dielectric material and disposed in a multi-dimensional periodic arrangement within the first dielectric material to provide a predetermined frequency band gap in which the electromagnetic energy having frequencies within the band gap is prevented from propagating through the lattice structure; a resonant defect structure disposed within the lattice structure for providing a lattice imperfection in the lattice structure, the resonant defect structure providing a narrow frequency range within the band gap wherein the electromagnetic energy having frequencies within the narrow frequency range is stored within the resonant defect structure; and an output coupler linked to the resonant defect structure for coupling the electromagnetic energy having frequencies within the narrow frequency range and being stored in the resonant defect structure therefrom.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A dielectric resonator as claimed in claim 10 in which the resonant defect structure comprises a dielectric cavity.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A dielectric resonator as claimed in claim 10 further comprising an input coupler for coupling the electromagnetic energy into the defect structure.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A dielectric resonator as claimed in claim 10 in which the frequency band gap is within a frequency range of 1-3000 GHz.
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