Resonance Properties of Ring Circuits

The ring guide or ring circuit, a microwave device consisting of a waveguide having the ends connected to form an annular ring, has properties similar to those of ordinary resonant cavities. Wave propagation within the ring guide, its interaction with a waveguide to which it is coupled, and its resonant circuit properties are investigated in this report. The properties of a prototype circuit consisting of a ring guide of rectangular cross section were found to agree with theory.