Abstract
The results of the numerical and experimental investigations of whispering-gallery (WG) modes in shielded hemispherical dielectric resonators are presented in this paper. It is shown that the Q factor of WG modes in the shielded resonator can be ten times much higher than the Q factor of the similar open hemispherical dielectric-resonator modes. Shielding the resonator can decrease the dimensions of both the dielectric hemisphere and resonator as a whole, saving the high-Q factor of WG modes. The usage of a cylindrical shield and local flat reflectors in the experiment provides the investigation of the high-Q factor of WG modes in the resonator.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Q factor measurement
- cavity resonators
- cylindrical shields
- dielectric devices
- field distribution
- whispering-galley modes