A device comprising: a voltage controlled oscillator adapted to output an electric signal at a given frequency, the voltage controlled oscillator comprising a tuning circuit capable of tuning the oscillator to the given frequency based at least in part on an input provided to the device and inherent noise or a nonlinearity in an active part of the voltage controlled oscillator; and the voltage controlled oscillator comprising a metamaterial resonator having both metamaterial and möbius components, the metamaterial resonator adapted to increase the quality factor of the device at the given frequency, wherein the metamaterial resonator comprises four split ring resonators (822, 824, 826, 828) distributed in a four-pole edge-coupled filter array, wherein two of the split ring resonators (822, 824) form a first pair of square resonant elements, wherein the remaining two of the split ring resonators (826, 828) form a second pair of square resonant elements disposed adjacent to the first pair of resonant elements, wherein each resonant element comprises a single break (823, 825, 827, 829), wherein each of the breaks (823, 825) of the first pair of resonant elements extend along a first line of the voltage controlled oscillator, and each of the breaks (827, 829) of the second pair of resonant elements extend on a second line parallel to the first line, wherein the breaks (827, 829) of the second pair of resonant elements are located on opposing sides of the second pair of resonant elements, and the breaks (823, 825) of the first pair of resonant elements are located directly adjacent to one another, and wherein each split ring resonator (822, 824, 826, 828) further comprises a respective möbius strip resonator (832, 834, 836, 838) located at about the centerpoint of the respective split ring resonator (822, 824, 826, 828). a voltage controlled oscillator adapted to output an electric signal at a given frequency, the voltage controlled oscillator comprising a tuning circuit capable of tuning the oscillator to the given frequency based at least in part on an input provided to the device and inherent noise or a nonlinearity in an active part of the voltage controlled oscillator; and the voltage controlled oscillator comprising a metamaterial resonator having both metamaterial and möbius components, the metamaterial resonator adapted to increase the quality factor of the device at the given frequency, wherein the metamaterial resonator comprises four split ring resonators (822, 824, 826, 828) distributed in a four-pole edge-coupled filter array, wherein two of the split ring resonators (822, 824) form a first pair of square resonant elements, wherein the remaining two of the split ring resonators (826, 828) form a second pair of square resonant elements disposed adjacent to the first pair of resonant elements, wherein each resonant element comprises a single break (823, 825, 827, 829), wherein each of the breaks (823, 825) of the first pair of resonant elements extend along a first line of the voltage controlled oscillator, and each of the breaks (827, 829) of the second pair of resonant elements extend on a second line parallel to the first line, wherein the breaks (827, 829) of the second pair of resonant elements are located on opposing sides of the second pair of resonant elements, and the breaks (823, 825) of the first pair of resonant elements are located directly adjacent to one another, and wherein each split ring resonator (822, 824, 826, 828) further comprises a respective möbius strip resonator (832, 834, 836, 838) located at about the centerpoint of the respective split ring resonator (822, 824, 826, 828).