Method and system for adjusting the frequency of a resonator assembly for a plasma lamp

A plasma lamp apparatus comprising:

• a housing having a spatial volume defined within the housing, the spatial volume having an inner region and an outer region;
• a support region coupled to the inner region of the spatial volume;
• a support body having an outer surface region disposed within or partially disposed within the support region, the support body having a support length, a support first end, and a support second end, the second end being coupled to one or more portions of the housing;
• a gas-filled vessel coupled to the first end of the support body, the gas filled vessel having a transparent or translucent body, an inner surface and an outer surface, a cavity formed within the inner surface;
• a dielectric body disposed around one or more portions of the support body, the dielectric body being configured with a spatial size to provide a selected capacitance for a resonating frequency from a plurality of frequencies;
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• an rf source operably coupled to at least the first end of the gas-filled vessel, the rf source being configured with the dielectric body to output the resonating frequency for a discharge of one or more gases in the gas filled vessel.

A method of manufacturing plasma lamps, the method comprising:

• providing a plasma lamp apparatus comprising a housing having a spatial volume defined within the housing, the spatial volume having an inner region and an outer region, the plasma lamp assembly also having a support region coupled to the inner region of the spatial volume;
• inserting a lamp device comprising a gas filled vessel coupled to a support body to a region within or partially within the support region of the inner region of the spatial volume of the housing;
• selecting a spatial size of a quartz body to provide a resonating frequency from a plurality of resonating frequencies;
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• disposing the quartz body around the support body, the quartz body being configured in the spatial size to provide the resonating frequency from a plurality of frequencies.

An electrode-less plasma lamp comprising:

• a plasma lamp apparatus comprising a housing having a spatial volume defined within the housing, the spatial volume having an inner region and an outer region, the plasma lamp assembly having a support region coupled to the inner region of the spatial volume;
• one or more fluid materials within the outer region of the housing;
• a support body provided within or partially within the support region of the housing;
• a lamp device comprising a gas filled vessel coupled to at least one end of the support body;
• an rf coupling element provided within one or more portions of the outer region, the rf coupling element being configured to supply energy to the plasma lamp device;
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• a tuning device operably coupled to one or more portions of the one or more fluid materials and configured to change a resonating frequency from at least a first value to a second value.

A method of configuring a plasma lamp device, the method comprising:

• providing a plasma lamp apparatus comprising a housing having a spatial volume defined within the housing, the spatial volume having an inner region and an outer region, the plasma lamp assembly having a support region coupled to the inner region of the spatial volume, the outer region comprising one or more fluid materials to form a cavity region;
• coupling a support body provided within or partially within the support region of the housing;
• coupling a lamp device comprising a gas filled vessel coupled to at least one end of the support body;
• coupling an rf coupling element provided within one or more portions of the outer region, the rf coupling element being configured to supply energy to the plasma lamp device;
• and
• providing a tuning device operably coupled to one or more portions of the one or more fluid materials and configured to change a resonating frequency from at least a first value to a second value.