Abstract: The present invention provides an electronically tunable resonating apparatus which uses a tunable dielectric material which is biased by an electric field to alter the resonant frequency in a resonating cavity. The electrodes which apply the electric field are connected to a variable voltage source. The electrodes can therefore apply a plurality of electric field strengths and provide a range of resonant frequencies in the resonating apparatus. The resonating apparatus is particularly useful for microwave and millimeterwave electromagnetic energy.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 1997
Date of Patent:
August 1, 2000
Assignee:
Robert M. Yandrofski
Inventors:
Carl H. Mueller, Zhihang Zhang, Gerhard A. Koepf