External resonator/cavity electrode-less plasma lamp and method of exciting with radio-frequency energy

A method of fabricating a plasma electrode-less lamp, comprising acts of:

• forming an electromagnetic resonator;
• conductively connecting an electromagnetic radiation source with the electromagnetic resonator;
• conductively connecting a first field probe with the electromagnetic resonator;
• conductively connecting a second field probe with the electromagnetic resonator;
• forming a gas-fill vessel with a closed, transparent body, the transparent body having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface forming a cavity, the gas fill vessel further being formed such that it is detached from the electromagnetic resonator and capacitively coupling the gas-fill vessel with the first field probe and the second field probe;
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• inserting a light emitter within the cavity of the gas-fill vessel, whereby the light emitter emits when electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation source resonates inside the electromagnetic resonator.

A method of fabricating a plasma electrode-less lamp, comprising acts of:

• conductively connecting an electromagnetic radiation source with an electromagnetic resonator;
• conductively connecting a first field probe with the electromagnetic resonator;
• conductively connecting a second field probe with the electromagnetic resonator;
• inserting a light emitter within a gas-fill vessel, the gas-fill vessel arranged such that it is detached from the electromagnetic resonator, whereby the light emitter emits when electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation source resonates inside the electromagnetic resonator, the electromagnetic resonator capacitively coupling the electromagnetic radiation to the gas-fill vessel containing the light emitter.