摘要 |
<p>A configuration for coupling a dielectric resonator to a microstrip transmission line that maintains a relatively high Q value of the dielectric resonator. The dielectric resonator-to microstrip transmission line coupling configuration includes a dielectric resonator, a metal wall, and a microstrip conductor mounted on a dielectric substrate surface such that the dielectric resonator is near the microstrip conductor. The dielectric resonator is configured to resonate in an intrinsic non-radiating hybrid electromagnetic mode, and the metal wall is configured as a mirror for conceptually forming an image of the resonating dielectric resonator. When an electromagnetic wave is transmitted on the microstrip transmission line, the dielectric resonator is excited to resonate in the hybrid electromagnetic mode, thereby allowing electromagnetic field coupling between the microstrip transmission line and the dielectric resonator, while maintaining a high Q value of the dielectric resonator.</p> |