Device for tuning the propagation of electromagnetic energy
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1. A tunable device comprising:
- at least a first and a second periodic dielectric structure aligned to form a composite propagating wave characteristic for controlling the propagation of electromagnetic energy, wherein one of the periodic dielectric structures is movable with respect to the other periodic dielectric structure to modify the composite propagating wave characteristic.
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A device for tuning the propagation of electromagnetic energy. The device includes a first and a second periodic dielectric structure. One of the periodic dielectric structures is movable with respect to the other periodic dielectric structure to modify a composite propagating wave characteristic of the device.
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1. A tunable device comprising:
at least a first and a second periodic dielectric structure aligned to form a composite propagating wave characteristic for controlling the propagation of electromagnetic energy, wherein one of the periodic dielectric structures is movable with respect to the other periodic dielectric structure to modify the composite propagating wave characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device for tunably controlling the propagation of electromagnetic energy, the device comprising:
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at least a first pair of coupled periodic dielectric structures, each periodic dielectric structure of the first pair having at least a first propagating wave characteristic; and
at least a second pair of coupled periodic dielectric structures, each periodic dielectric structure of the second pair having at least a second propagating wave characteristic, wherein one pair of coupled periodic dielectric structures is aligned with the other pair of coupled periodic dielectric structure to form a resultant propagating wave characteristic for controlling the propagation of electromagnetic energy, one pair of coupled periodic dielectric structures being movable with respect to the other pair of coupled periodic dielectric structure to modify the resultant propagating wave characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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forming a composite propagating wave characteristic by aligning a first periodic dielectric structure having at least a first propagating wave characteristic with a second periodic dielectric structure having a second propagating wave characteristic; and
modifying the composite propagating wave characteristic by moving the first periodic dielectric structure with respect to the second dielectric structure.
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12. A tunable waveguide comprising:
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a waveguide; and
at least a first and a second periodic dielectric structure aligned to around the waveguide to form a resultant propagating wave characteristic for shaping the mode of electromagnetic energy propagating through the waveguide, wherein one of the periodic dielectric structures is movable with respect to the other periodic dielectric structure to modify the resultant propagating wave characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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