Abstract:
The phase noise characteristic of a microwave oscillator comprising a cavity (2) excited by an active element (1) is improved by introducing a frequency discriminator embodied by using the same oscillator cavity. The waves transmitted and reflected by the cavity (2) are measured, combined and detected by a pair of low noise diodes (7, 8) and the signals obtained are compared to produce a control signal for a phase shifter (10) placed between the active device (1) and the cavity (2). The oscillator is preferably of the type with dielectric resonator.
Abstract:
The aim of the invention is to provide an oscillator circuit which generates high-frequency output signals and can be controlled by a d.c. signal. The invention calls for a first stage (10), which oscillates at substantially the same frequency, to be connected in series with a second stage (20) which includes a variable-capacitance diode. The preferred use of the invention is in double converters for processing TV signals.
Abstract:
In a dielectric resonator controlled oscillator with frequency multiplication, a line (12) has an open end and another end connected to a gate electrode of an FET (11) with a dielectric resonator (13) electromagnetically coupled to the line at a location along a total length of the line. The total length is selected to make a combination of the line and the dielectric resonator have a substantially zero impedance for a higher harmonic frequency when seen from the gate electrode. More specifically, the total length is selected so as to be equal to about three quarters of a wavelength which a frequency multiplied oscillation, such as a frequency doubled oscillation, has in the line. The location is selected so as to optimize the oscillator for a fundamental oscillation of a fundamental frequency determined by the dielectric resonator.
Abstract:
A high-power, low-noise voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) eliminates the drive-stage amplifier and costly surface-acoustic wave (SAW) inter-stage filter in a transmitter such as a cellular radiotelephone. The VCO includes a resonant circuit, an active part connected to the resonant circuit, and a buffer amplifier, connected to the active part, for isolating the VCO from a load connected to the buffer amplifier. The active part includes at least one transistor in a colpitts configuration; capacitances connected in parallel with junction capacitances of the transistor, each capacitance having a value that is greater than a value of the respective junction capacitance with which it is connected in parallel; and a resistance for providing negative feedback at low frequencies. A second resistance may be provided for reducing the gain of the active part when oscillation starts. The buffer amplifier is a linear amplifier including a transistor, and the active part and the buffer amplifier may be connected by a capacitance for reducing coupling between the active part and the buffer amplifier.
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:
A multiple-frequency local oscillator (200) for providing an LO signal at one of a multiple of predetermined resonant frequencies associated with a number of resonators (210). It includes a number of LO input ports (205) for coupling to the plurality of resonators (210). The local oscillator is controlled to selectively provide at its LO output port (215) an output LO signal at any one of the resonant frequencies.
Abstract:
To improve the phase noise and temperature stability of a dielectric resonator oscillator, the cylindrical dielectric resonator defining the vibration frequency is not, as in prior art devices, laid on an end face but is fitted upright on its jacket surface on the substrate and connected to the h.f. lines in a higher mode (TMxxx mode) rather than in the fundamental mode (TE01 delta mode).
Abstract:
YIG oscillator apparatus (230) having both an FET-based YIG oscillator circuit (10) and a bipolar transistor based YIG oscillator circuit (110) inside a single magnetic structure (200). Both YIG spheres (12, 112) are disposed in the single air gap (220) of the magnetic structure, which is defined by a pole piece (210) which is tapered to an elongated pole surface (214) which is only slightly larger than necessary to cover both YIG spheres.
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).