Frequency tuning of microstrip TRAPATT oscillators
Abstract
This paper describes two methods of magnetically tuning the frequency of a microstrip TRAPATT oscillator. Tuning ranges in excess of 100 MHz at a center frequency of 2 GHz have been obtained at peak output power levels of typically 40 W with variations in output power of + or - 0.2 dB. In one of the methods the harmonics of the oscillator are separated which may enable additional diagnostic information to be obtained for the TRAPATT oscillator.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory Techniques
- Pub Date:
- January 1981
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1981ITMTT..29....6B
- Keywords:
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- Avalanche Diodes;
- Frequency Control;
- Magnetic Control;
- Microstrip Devices;
- Microwave Oscillators;
- Trapatt Devices;
- Tuning;
- Ferromagnetic Materials;
- Harmonic Generations;
- Magnetic Permeability;
- Microwave Resonance;
- Power Conditioning;
- Resonant Frequencies;
- Yttrium-Iron Garnet;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering