Abstract:
A programmable capacitor array is used to trim the frequency of a crystal oscillator for initial offset. An apparatus includes the crystal oscillator and an integrated circuit (36) is coupled to the crystal (30) of the oscillator. The programmable capacitor array (32) is formed on the integrated circuit and is coupled to the crystal (30) and is responsive to a signal for setting the capacitance of the capacitor array to one of a number of capacitance values. A discrete controllable capacitance device (V03) not one the integrated circuit is coupled to the crystal (30) and is responsive to a control signal (AFC) to change its capacitance. The crystal oscillator frequency is dependent on the capacitances of both the programmable capacitor array (32) and the discrete capacitor (V03).
Abstract:
An MOS-technology oscillator device comprises a self-controlled oscillator stage provided with oscillator means, cross-coupled gate means, and output means. Furthermore it comprises a mixer device with a first stage and a second stage that have respective separate sets of signal inputs for connecting to the output means of said oscillator device, and which also has mixer signal output facilities. In particular, the oscillator stage output connects through current reuse paths of the first stage.
Abstract:
An oscillator having two oscillation circuits (01, 02) with widely different frequencies with a common passive switched output circuit (OP1). Each oscillator circuit (01, 02) includes a transmission line inductive impedance (L3, L13) between the oscillator output and ground. The inductive impedances (L3, L13) are selected to be open at the operating frequency of the associated oscillator circuit and a short or a low impedance at the frequency of the other oscillator circuit. Each inductive impedance (L3, L13) forms a portion of an impedance matching pad for the other oscillator circuit.
Abstract:
A low noise, wide tuning bandwidth, voltage controlled oscillator employs a resonator circuit formed from at least two microstrip lines (42, 44) which are electromagnetically coupled to one another. Each of the microstrip lines (42, 44) has one end electrically coupled to circuit ground to provide a substantially inductive resonator circuit which is substantially immune to parasitic end effects and radiation losses. The frequency of the voltage controled oscillator is controlled by a variable capacitance varactor diode (43) coupled to at least one of the microstrip transmission lines (42). The resonator circuit (42, 43, 44) is well suited for use with a bipolar transistor (70) configured as a negative resistance oscillator.
Abstract:
An oscillator (200) with improved sideband noise is disclosed. This improvement is accomplished without affecting the Q or the output power of the oscillator (200). The improvement is realized by increasing the rate of change of reactance over frequency. The increase in the rate of change is realized by placing two transmission lines (208, 210) in close proximity of each other. This increase assures oscillation while minimizing the sideband noise, and providing maximum bandwidth.
Abstract:
The four-diode bridge (14) is positioned within the cavity (10) of a Gunn diode (12) oscillator. A subharmonic signal is applied to the diode bridge and the diode bridge couples an odd harmonic of the injected signal into the cavity. The cavity is thus caused to resonate at the odd harmonic of the injected signal. The injected signal can be changed using a frequency synthesizer (26) in order to provide a microwave oscillator with multiple-channel operation. The diode bridge provides a feedback signal indicative of the phase of the cavity oscillation. The feedback signal is applied to a varactor (24) which pretunes the Gunn diode oscillator and thereby provides phase-locked control.
Abstract:
A local oscillation circuit used as a TV tuner circuit, a CATV converter or an indoor unit of a satellite broadcast receiver, wherein the collector of an oscillation transistor (Q1) is grounded in an a-c manner, one end of a series resonance circuit consisting of a variable-capacity diode (D1) and a resonator (L1) is connected to the base of the transistor (Q1), the other end of the series resonance circuit is grounded in an a-c manner, the emitter of the oscillation transistor (Q1) is connected to the collector of an amplifier transistor (Q2) via means (L2, R3) which removes or reduces the a-c components and which permits d-c components to pass through, oscillation signals taken out of the emitter of the oscillation transistor (Q1) are supplied to the base of the amplifier transistor (Q2), and local oscillation signals are taken out of the collector of the amplifier transistor (Q2). Any change in the current of the oscillation transistor (Q1) is suppressed to improve the reliability of the circuit irrespective of the change in the d-c voltage applied to the cathode of the variable-capacity diode (D1).
Abstract:
Un oscillateur (12) a bande exceptionnellement large, commande par la tension, commande par un synthetiseur se caracterise par une pluralite de reseaux de diodes a broches de decalage de la frequence (80, 90, 120) qui, lorsqu'ils sont actionnes, decalent la frequence de l'oscillateur (12) par etapes binaires selectionnables dans une large gamme de frequence de l'ordre de 48 MHz. Des moyens speciaux (95 et 126) sont prevus pour empecher des modes indesirables d'oscillations parasites lorsque ces reseaux de decalage de frequence sont dans un mode inactive, debranche. Un circuit de synthonisation a varactor multiple (60) est prevu pour selectionner une frequence precise dans une bande de frequence relativement etroite de l'ordre de 6 MHz.