Title :
Ultrahigh Q-factor cryogenic sapphire resonator
Author :
Luiten, A.N. ; Mann, A.G. ; Blair, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
fDate :
5/13/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Measurements were made of the electrical quality factor in whispering gallery modes of a cylindrical, high purity single crystal sapphire dielectric resonator. A Q-factor of 8.3*109 at 1.6 K for a mode at 12.7 GHz is reported.
Keywords :
Q-factor; cryogenics; dielectric resonators; microwave oscillators; sapphire; solid-state microwave devices; 1.6 K; 12.7 GHz; Al 2O 3; Q-factor; SHF; cryogenic sapphire resonator; cylindrical resonator; dielectric resonator; electrical quality factor; high purity single crystal; whispering gallery modes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930587