Claims
- 1. A tunable photonic bandgap structure, comprising a photonic bandgap structure having a plurality of members, wherein at least one member is movable.
- 2. The tunable photonic bandgap structure of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of movable members comprises a rectilinear structure.
- 3. A temperature-controlled photonic bandgap structure, comprising a photonic bandgap structure having a plurality of members, wherein at least one member is temperature controlled.
- 4. The temperature-controlled photonic bandgap structure of claim 3, wherein said at least one temperature-controlled member comprises a surface that is temperature controlled by contact with a fluid.
- 5. A tunable, temperature controlled photonic bandgap structure, comprising a photonic bandgap structure having a plurality of members, wherein at least one member is movable, and wherein at least one member is temperature controlled.
- 6. The photonic bandgap structure of claim 5, wherein said photonic bandgap structure comprises said plurality of members disposed in a multi-dimensional array.
- 7. The photonic bandgap structure of claim 6, wherein said multi-dimensional array is a periodic array.
- 8. An apparatus for providing mode-selected microwave radiation, comprising:
a vacuum electron device microwave generator creating microwave radiation having a plurality of modes; and a temperature controlled photonic bandgap structure in communication with the vacuum electron device microwave generator to receive the microwave radiation and to select one of the plurality of modes of the microwave radiation to be propagated, said photonic bandgap structure comprising a plurality of members disposed in a two-dimensional array wherein at least one member is temperature controlled.
- 9. An apparatus for providing mode-selected microwave radiation, comprising:
a vacuum electron device microwave generator creating microwave radiation having a plurality of modes; and a tunable photonic bandgap structure in communication with the vacuum electron device microwave generator to receive the microwave radiation and to select one of the plurality of modes of the microwave radiation to be propagated, said photonic bandgap structure comprising a plurality of members disposed in a two-dimensional array wherein at least one member is movable.
- 10. An apparatus for providing mode-selected microwave radiation, comprising:
a vacuum electron device microwave generator creating microwave radiation having a plurality of modes; and a tunable photonic bandgap structure in communication with the vacuum electron device microwave generator to receive the microwave radiation and to select one of the plurality of modes of the microwave radiation to be propagated, said photonic bandgap structure comprising a plurality of members disposed in a two-dimensional array wherein at least one member is movable, and wherein at least one member is temperature controlled.
- 11. An apparatus for providing mode-selected microwave radiation, comprising:
a microwave generator means for creating microwave radiation having a plurality of modes; and a temperature controlled photonic bandgap means for receiving the microwave radiation and for selecting one of the plurality of modes of the microwave radiation to be propagated, said temperature controlled photonic bandgap means in communication with the microwave generator means.
- 12. An apparatus for providing mode-selected microwave radiation, comprising:
a microwave generator means for creating microwave radiation having a plurality of modes; and a tunable photonic bandgap means for receiving the microwave radiation and for selecting one of the plurality of modes of the microwave radiation to be propagated, said tunable photonic bandgap means in communication with the microwave generator means.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application serial No. 60/278,131, filed Mar. 23, 2001, which application is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
[0002] This invention was made with government support under Grant No. F49620-99-0197 and Grant No. F49620-01-0007 awarded by the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The government may have certain rights in the invention.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60278131 |
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