Microwave Res
Onators
, INTRODUCTION
tors are tunable ciro,,;
ve resonal AECUItS Used
ne vemeters and filters, At the tuned i a Microw,
i ge energies Stored in the electric field Ney 7
vera in the induct 01 5 ‘ates Where
"Geld (or in the inductor), W., are equal an Ie Capacitor a
; veal The total energy js therefore tyj the circuit im
ain the resonator. The Parameters whic} de
st
yor are
2, Quality factor Q which is a
defined by
_ 2m x maxi lum energy stored
_ energy dissipated per cic
=f,/3 dB bandwidth
3. Input impedance of the resonator Specifying the matching with the inpuy
output circuits
values of Q up to about 10,
m such transmission sections.
At higher frequencies transmission line resonantors do not give very high Q
‘0 skin effect and radiation loss in braided cables. Therefore, most of the
Aictowave Tesonators are constructed with rectangular or circular metallic cavi-
es, Which
leer:
have a natural resonant frequency and behaves like a LCR si ie
© and magnetic energies stored in the volume of the cavity gi
“quival
ent C and L, while the walls, having a finite conductivity, give rise toRRS >» |
the equivalent resistance R
des for
power joss which Prot
width is inversely proportional to the Q factor _
The following sections Meacribe the analysis of microw, on
performances and applications: We my
yy,
7.2 COAXIAL RESONATORS ‘
There are three basic configurations of coaxial resonant cq
coaxial cavi 3) halfwave coaxial cavity; and (3) coaxiat ae! ;
ing capacitance as shown in Fig. 7.1 along with their equiva! wit
‘aley .
()
alent circuits: (a) quartenvare
Fig. 7-2 Coaxial cavities and equive
cavity (b) halfwave cavity © capacitive end cavity
(ad) resonance condition ++* ae
od to determine the resonant length of these cavities js bast
tance of the oscillatory system becomes Zero at a
ie., B, + By = 0, where, B, and B, are the susceptances of the tions
transmission lines looking towards left and right, respectively, from a
reference plane on the line. By taking the reference plane at right-hand
of these cavities, with reference to Fig. 7.1 (d), the resonant
t length /i8°
as follows.
The general meth
on that the total suscep
i
ideyarterwave Coa
yt resonant condition, xial Cavity
a qytan Bl= infinite or 26x
avi is essentially equivateny wn ~ 10
Para
palfwave Coaxial lel
13, resonant condition Cavity oe
por jqytan BI=O or, I= (2y
isis equivalent to series reso ~)ar
capacitive End Co
12 esonant condition ial Cavity
Po
1
ag
qoaneti2.3s-. :Zoisthe characterise nee
itance betwe Impedance
cisthe gap capaci etween the centre of the coaxial li
(fof Fig. 7-1(€). The dimensions «and Fodor andthe ——
poses are rest yy the generation of the next hi Coaxial cavities in TEM
oh ae f the aoe
since the diameters 0 1 coaxial cavities is
vit, Q varies with b/a and attains a iuninanf aie ec Loppers
ave radiation from the open end of the quarterwave danhpeeerat
coaxial resonators are preferred over quarterw: e Pace
‘rave resonant waverneters. ee
The coaxial cavity can be tuned either by changi sti
ee ging the capaciti
means of a capacitive ridge at a fixed length Lor ie changing cnet ee
variable shorting plunger at a fixed value of gap length d.
7.3 WAVEGUIDE CAVITY RESONATORS
of a section of a
med by shorting two ends
Z
HI
y
ois ae
e iY oe
8
tan =-l/jo,c
7) Bl=-ljo,C or, = Zem( 1 }
a3)
Waveguide cavity resonators are for
; ide cavity
Fig. 7.2 waveguia “cular cavity262) Microwave Engineering ‘
waveguide as shown in Fig. 7.2. The field components inside the cay,
computed from the wave equations which satisfy the bound ¥ cond
zero tangential E field at all conducting walls. Within the cavity, vation
nd TMyy, modes exits, Very high Q-factors and accompanying nt
i can ined wit tors. External circuits are ¢u"*
widths can be obtained with these resonators. : coup,
cavity through transmission line probes or loops (OF aper nie cay
can be very large at resonance compared to the input value because te
energy oscillates between the electric and magnetic fields.
7.3.1 Rectangular Cavity i
Because of the metallic surfaces at the boundaries, the field distributions
standing wave patterns in all the three directions.
The following types of field components can exist in a rectangular avi
TEmnp Mode Field
H, = Ho cos (mmx/a) cos(nz-y/b) sin (prz/d); 0%
- 18H,
7 Aydz
=—Hok? (paid)(n/b) cos (mmx/a) sin (nzylb) cos (pxvay a5
10H,
Uae aro:
=~ Hike (pmidnnib) sin (max/a) cos (ny/b) cos (pra) ¢) i
ae a
@uUHy dH,
=I ae
= -j 2HHo (=) sin (=) cos (2) sin (2) an
ke
E, = ~j HH Hz
i= = eas
. 11 (Eon MEE tn "2 in (242) (19)
a
qibere, ot = 0, 1, 2,3, wi wm 0, 1412, 3, sus and p m 1, 2, 3, 4, am tlt
simultaneously # 0,
Here, k, is the cut-off wave number given by
ke = (mala)? + (nib)?
TMnnp Mode Fleid
E,= Ey sin(mmx/a) sin (ny/b) cos pre/d)
b,x fn2 Hy
Kk? dydz
7.0
a2522) F ae eo nC) cn
e
-Ep m8) EF) (= _ (ny). (pe
(FT aok a) m4 in( PE) 1.13)
—jme be Fe
We ke ox
_ joe Eo (| gi max 1 z
. ime (Msn BEY {PEE
ay a in| —— Jost 8a 7.14)
_ ime ke OF
Bee Bartle
jobs (™2).i (2) (2 (
eels sin cos| —— dha
Mb a ral eaea (7.15)
senate decie des and p=0, 1,2, im#0"70
tere, kis given by the same Eq. 7.10.
OF TMyyyp MOA, the resonant frequency is given by
For either TE nmp
f= ae + (nib) + (pld)* He (7.16)
© 2 {pe
The dominant mode of such a resonator depends on the dimensions of the
avity. For
Ny
7 (mla)? + (n/b)? 45,5 ’
t ae (nib) + (plat fl
and given as follows:
Modes TE\, — TEg,
iT
TM 19 T™y,) Ty"
Frequency 4.80 671 7.08 oy
(GHz) 7.69 i K
7.3.2 Circular Cavity ™~
Electromagnetic field analysis shows that due to @-symmetric g
lar cylindrical cavity, field solutions possess harmonic solution ing
waves in the radial and z-directions. The field components inside ye"
described in terms of Ey and TM, Modes as follows; Cag
Mode Field
H, = Ho Jp, (X nm pla) cos n sin (px z/d)
2 4
Hy=- n(22)(2)(2-} Jn (Xam Pla) Sit. $005 pri
y= 1 2( 2] J, (hm la) cos np cos(przid) 4
Xhm
TE nnp
E,=0 a
Eg = JH OU (aly) Jn nm Pla) cos n sin (pr Yd) a
E,, = iH OM (nh) (AX yp)” Jy mmla) Sin ng sin (praia) Oi
where, n =0, I, 2,... is the number of periodicity in 9, m= 1, 2, 3... is thems
of zeros of the field in p directions and p = 1, 2, 3,... is the number of hilt
in the z direction. Here, ky =’ y,/a and x’, is the mth root of equation Lilie
O such that x’,; = 1.841, x’y, = 3.054, x’g, = 3.832, x/12 = 5.331, et
Mode Field
TMamp 5
E,, = Eo Jy, (Xpm Pla) cos ng cos (px vd) ‘
E,
qd
. i ) e
Bee (11 p\.al Xp)? Jy (Xm pla) sin ng sin ng sin (p24
a?P Microwave Resonetors _ q
— PB alam) J (nm P/A) £08 n6 sin (pw id
bod (7.28)
‘
fr
1.2 ge alten) J rmP¥A) £08 16 co (psd) 7.26)
bn Ey (alm) Jn CmnP!@) sit nd cos (pred) an
yt 0 Dy oe nee SMP = 0.1.2, and ky = rea. =
M420 Gq) = 0,80 that %oy = 2.405, x1, = 3.839 pe tev fom
we ‘ othe resonant frequencies for these eae eae = 5.520,
on
a 1 Vie, a sno
TE awl = Fe [uey Vm 1) + (Paid) H, (7.28)
1 ViGig,/a)?+ (para)
TMamybs = Yn Icuey (mm/ay” + (paldy?} ; 4, (7.29)
1 and Xym APE ‘mth roots of the equation Ji () = 0 and J,(x) =
ay The dominant mode in circular cavity will depend on popes
asf
ons of the cavity. The smallest root out of xo, and x/, generates the dominant
si
ode.
; eG LATMoy) _ or
‘Wecan write, FTE\y) J. +(ealdyy (7.30)
ford < 2a, F <1, the TMgio mode is dominant. For d > 2a, F > 1, the TE,,,
ade is dominant. Another mode TEo,, is important for its high Q. The field
cuafiguration for these modes are shown in Fig. 7.4.
2 2
Xnm
He KB +k = (=) +(2) = 0, Jue =aJc 731)
Equations 7.28 and 7.29 show that 7M and TE modes of the same order n, m,
phave identical frequencies but have different field patterns. Such modes are
known as degenerate modes. Equations 7.28 and 7.29 can also be written as
2 eb pic
¥
apy? =|| 22 (3) -+| 5 732)
I me d ME
Were x, = Xam fOr TMyyy, MOde aNd Faq = X'yu OF TEgyp MOde. The above
= is used to draw a straight line mode chart as shown in Fig. 7.5 which is
ig, in cavity design. It shows the range of frequencies and the ratio of
ene meneth, in which only a single mode can be resonated if there is no
y.
awn
rem.
=
TMo10
PE y
ie
‘Fig. 7.4 Circular cavity field configurations (left-hand side
is the cross-section through PP’)