2-DIMENSIONAL LADDER NETWORK RESONATORS

A broad class of radiofrequency resonators is identified by a correspo ndence between their associated eigenvalue problems and those of discr ete two-dimensional coupled harmonic oscillators. The utility of the t heory as a tool for describing complex circuit designs is demonstrated by the explicit treatment of the subclass of M X N square-mesh planar resonators. The success of the electromechanical analogy and boundary -value analysis in describing these structures combined with the fact that they are easy to build and evaluate underscores their potential a pplicability to magnetic resonance studies. (C) 1994 Academic Press, I nc.