Dictionary of Electrical Engineering

Commonly used terms in the Electrical industry.

high-loss resonator
a resonator having a high value of loss (usually diffraction loss) per round trip; unstable resonator.
resonator
circuit element or combination of elements, which may be either lumped or distributed, that exhibit a resonance(s) at one or more frequencies. Generally, a resonant condition coincides with the frequency where the impedance of the circuit element(s) is only resistive.