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23 Cavity Resonator
23 Cavity Resonator
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ECE 350 Lecture Notes
23. Cavity Resonator.
y
b
d
that p can be zero while Ez 6= 0. Hence, the TMmn0 cavity mode can exist.
In order for (4), (5), and (6) to be solutions to the wave equation, we require
that
2
2
2
n
p
m
2
2
2
2
! = x + y + z = a + b + d :
(8)
For a given choice of m, n, and p, only a single frequency can satisfy (8).
This frequency is the resonant frequency of the cavity. It is only at this
frequency that the cavity can sustain a free oscillation. At other frequencies,
the elds interfere destructively and the free oscillation is not sustained. From
(8), we gather that the resonant frequency for the TMmnp mode is
1
2
n 2 + p 2 2 :
!mnp = p1 m
+
a
b
d
For the TE case, similar derivation shows that
Hz = H0 cos(xx) cos(y y) sin(z z)
y
H cos(xx) sin(y y) sin(z z)
Ex = j!
2 + 2 0
x
(9)
(10)
(11)
x
H sin(xx) cos(y y) sin(z z):
Ey = ; j!
2 + 2 0
x
y
Similarly, the boundary conditions require that
n = p :
x = m
y=
a
b z d
(12)
(13)
1
2
2 2
!110 = p1 a + b
(14)
and Ez 6= 0, Hx 6= 0, Hy 6= 0, Ex = Ey = 0. A sketch of the eld is as shown.
y
b
H-field
E-field
TM110
mode
z
We can decompose the wave into plane waves bouncing o the four walls
of the cavity.
2
y
b
(15)
p
(16)
f110 = 43 1010 5Hz = 1:68 1010 Hz = 16:8GHz:
Cavity resonators are useful as lters and tuners in microwave circuits, as LC
resonators are in RF circuits. Cavity resonators can also be used to measure
the frequency of an electromagnetic signal.