Resonant frequency of cylindrical dielectric resonator placed in an MIC environment

An effective dielectric constant technique to determine the resonant frequency of the TE/sub 01 delta / mode of a cylindrical dielectric resonator placed in a microwave integrated circuit (MIC) environment is discussed. An expression for the dielectric constant epsilon /sub eff/ which makes it possible to obtain results that compare favorably with rigorous methods is given. Experimental results demonstrating the method's validity are also reported. For a given resonant frequency, closed-form expressions for computing the height of the resonator are given.<
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