Title :
Monolithic microwave FET oscillator temperature-stabilised with a Schottky diode as a sensor
Author :
Mascart, F. ; Vindevoghel, J. ; Constant, E. ; Blondel, G. ; Magarschack, J.
Author_Institution :
Sintra, DME, Marcq en Baroeul, France
Abstract :
A monolithic microwave FET oscillator built in GaAs is frequency-stabilised with temperature using a Schottky diode as a temperature sensor. The monolithic integrated circuit includes both the oscillator (f=7.44 GHz) and its temperature sensor. The actual performance gives a stabilisation of the frequency to better than 1 MHz in the temperature range from ¿40 to +80°C.
Keywords :
Schottky-barrier diodes; electric sensing devices; frequency stability; microwave integrated circuits; microwave oscillators; monolithic integrated circuits; GaAs; MMIC; Schottky diode; frequency stabilisation; monolithic integrated circuit; monolithic microwave FET oscillator; temperature sensor;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860085
