Resonators, general susceptibility, and AC effects

General resonator

Assume the driving force have the form

Equation of motion

with a response of form , we get

General susceptibility

General susceptibility is defined as

Real () and imaginary () part of susceptibility (), as a function of , where . via Bailey’s course note

Q-factor, or quality factor

Q-factor relate to the imaginary part, or the term=

See Anelasticity, damping.

Phase

The phase of the response is defined by

Kramers-Kronig relations

General stimulus and general response

Power consumption

measures the power absorbed per unit space.

Dielectric loss

Plasma