Abstract:
A very high frequency oscillator (4-22 GHz) including field effect transistor and first and second YIG sphere resonators whose reactant frequencies are displaced, which gives the oscillator a wide frequency range. The first YIG sphere is doubly coupled to the source and gate of the transistor, which gives the oscillator good linearity (.perspectiveto.10.sup.-3) over its frequency range. The second YIG sphere is coupled to the gate by a coupling wire which also couples to the first YIG sphere.
Abstract:
A stable, low noise voltage-to-current converter is provided to control the tuning current in YIG tuned devices such as YIG tuned transistor oscillators. The circuit provides stable tuning current which is substantially noise free.
Abstract:
A sweep voltage from a sweep voltage generator is provided to sweep start and stop adjusting means, the outputs of which are summed by a summing circuit and, by the summed output, the oscillation frequency of a voltage controller oscillator is controlled. The oscillation frequency of the voltage controlled oscillator and the output frequency of a reference signal generator set to a sweep start frequency are compared by comparing means. The output of the sweep voltage generator is put in a sweep start state and sweep start adjusting means is adjusted in accordance with the output of the comparing means, thereby to cause the oscillation frequency of the voltage controlled oscillator to agree with a set sweep start frequency. The output of the sweep voltage generator is put in a sweep stop state and sweep stop adjusting means is adjusted in accordance with the output of the comparing means, thereby to cause the oscillation frequency of the voltage controlled oscillator to agree with a set sweep stop frequency.
Abstract:
A controlled voltage yttrium iron garnet (YIG) resonator incorporates a clipping diode in order to maintain a constant output voltage. The clipping diode is connected either across an input or an output loop associated with the resonator. The resonator, as a result of its high Q characteristic, is insensitive to changes in capacitance of the clipping diode.
Abstract:
A broadband high frequency signal generator is disclosed having a low and a high frequency swept signal source connected to a YIG tuned frequency multiplier. One end of an output coupling loop for the YIG is connected to ground through a PIN diode, and the low frequency signal source is connected to the junction of the output coupling loop and the PIN diode. When the PIN diode is caused to conduct, signals from the high frequency source are passed through the YIG tuned multiplier to an output in the conventional manner. When the PIN diode is not conducting, signals from the low frequency source are passed to the output through the output coupling loop.
Abstract:
A dual-resonator YIG oscillator with a main YIG resonator and a stabilizing YIG resonator both suspended in a common magnetic field. The main YIG resonator takes on the high-Q factor aspects of the oscillator, while the stabilizing YIG resonator helps stabilize the operation of the main YIG resonator, and also allows the main YIG resonator operate at higher magnetic field strengths, achieving higher frequency operation. The stabilizing YIG resonator also enables the oscillator's active device to operate in a more linear, lower phase noise, regime. As compared to conventional YIG oscillators, the disclosed dual resonator YIG oscillator provides significant performance improvements, such as higher frequency operation, lower power consumption, higher tuning speed, and lower phase noise.
Abstract:
A phase-lock loop for a swept synthesized source in which hysteresis, tuning nonlinearity, and drift over time and temperature of an oscillator incorporated into the swept synthesized source are compensated. The tuning current to the oscillator is initialized to zero to eliminate hysteresis effects. Then, the pretune current is set to produce the minimum operating frequency of the oscillator. Next, the main phase-lock loop is closed, and a low-frequency synthesizer is swept to in turn sweep the oscillator over a selected frequency span. If the selected frequency span extends over other frequency bands, the oscillator is swept to the maximum frequency of the present band and held at this frequency by a track and hold circuit. The main phase-lock loop is opened, the low-frequency synthesizer is re-initialized, the main phase-lock loop is again closed, and the low-frequency synthesizer is swept again. Each frequency band is crossed in a similar manner until the selected frequency span is swept. In order to improve phase-noise and transient response performance of the low-frequency synthesizer, a phase-lock loop speed-up and stability enhancement circuit comprising a zener diode connected across a passive lag-lead network is incorporated. Pretune calibration for the swept synthesized source is also provided.
Abstract:
A tuned oscillator utilizing a thin film ferromagnetic resonator is disclosed. The oscillator comprises an active element for oscillator and a YIG thin film resonator connected to the active element as a part of feed-back circuit for the active element. The YIG thin film resonator is applied with a bias magnetic field perpendicular to a surfce of a YIG disk which is generated by a permanent magnet for a fixed component and a coil for a variable component for the resonance frequency. The resonance frequency is stabilized by use of a PLL circuit connected to an output of the oscillator and feeding back to the coil. Since the YIG thin film tuned oscillator has a high Q value, high quality communication signal processing can be achieved. The YIG tuned oscillator is used as local oscillator for a transciever.
Abstract:
An oscillator including two magnetostatic wave delay lines of different lengths formed on the surface of a magnetic material, one of whose ends is common and made by a first microstrip coupler, each of the other ends being made of a second and a third microstrip couplers respectively. The two lines are looped by means of a single amplifier. By selecting the two lengths, it is possible to obtain the desired interval between modes in such a way that there is a single oscillation mode comprised in the pass-band of the strips, in a pre-determined tuning band. This oscillator operates in the microwave range.
Abstract:
An oscillator of the "three-terminal" type, comprising for example a field effect transistor, having a narrow spectrum and electronically tunable within a very wide frequency band in spite of its narrow spectrum due to a resonator of the yttrium garnet ball type. The field effect transistor has its source connected to a dipole comprising an electronically variable reactance and its gate connected to a similar dipole. A feedback loop is also established between input and output circuits of the oscillator. Under the action of a single command, acting for example on a magnetic field, the reactances vary simultaneously. In one embodiment, a single yttrium garnet ball resonator has two conductive half loops inserted in the tuning dipole and coupling dipole of the oscillator.