Title :
10 GHz cryocooled sapphire oscillator with extremely low phase noise
Author :
Grop, Serge ; Bourgeois, Pierre-Yves ; Boudot, R. ; Kersale, Yann ; Rubiola, Enrico ; Giordano, V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. FEMTO-ST, Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon, France
Abstract :
The phase noise characterisation of two 10 GHz cryogenic sapphire oscillators exhibiting frequency stability higher than 3??10-15 is reported. One of these oscillators developed for the deep space navigation ground stations of the European Space Agency, incorporates a closed cycle cryocooler as cold source. Near the carrier, the measured phase noise is limited by a flicker frequency noise: S??(f)=-30log(f)-98 dBrad2/Hz.
Keywords :
cryogenic electronics; flicker noise; microwave oscillators; oscillators; phase noise; sapphire; European Space Agency; closed cycle cryocooler; cryocooled sapphire oscillator; cryogenic sapphire oscillator; deep space navigation ground station; flicker frequency noise; frequency 10 GHz; frequency stability; low phase noise; phase noise characterisation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.0263