US 11,783,218 B2
Electromagnetic wave resonator tuning
Lukas Chrostowski, Vancouver (CA); Jeff Young, Vancouver (CA); Jingda Wu, Vancouver (CA); Xiruo Yan, Vancouver (CA); and Chang Ge, Vancouver (CA)
Assigned to THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, Vancouver (CA)
Appl. No. 17/54,128
Filed by THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, Vancouver (CA)
PCT Filed May 9, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CA2019/050614
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 9, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/213764, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 14, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/669,900, filed on May 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0117846 A1, Apr. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. G06N 10/00 (2022.01); G02B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01)
CPC G06N 10/00 (2019.01) [G02B 1/005 (2013.01); G02B 6/1225 (2013.01); G02B 26/007 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for facilitating electromagnetic wave resonator tuning, the apparatus comprising:
first, second, and third spaced apart resonator portions, the second resonator portion disposed between the first and third resonator portions to form an electromagnetic wave resonator having a resonant frequency, wherein the first and second resonator portions define a first volume therebetween and the second and third resonator portions define a second volume therebetween;
a first actuator coupled to the first resonator portion, the second resonator portion, or both, the first actuator configured to adjust a width of the first volume; and
a second actuator coupled to the second resonator portion, the third resonator portion, or both, the second actuator configured to adjust a width of the second volume;
wherein the first and second actuators are configured to decrease the widths of the first and second volumes or increase the widths of the first and second volumes to adjust the resonant frequency of the resonator.