• DocumentCode
    2566745
  • Title

    Monolithic IMPATT millimeter-wave oscillator stabilized by open-cavity resonator

  • Author

    Shillue, W.P. ; Wong, S.-C. ; Stephan, K.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    13-15 June 1989
  • Firstpage
    739
  • Abstract
    A monolithic IMPATT (impact avalanche transit time) oscillator operating in the 50-GHz region has been controlled in frequency in an open microwave resonator. The noise spectrum of the oscillator in a closed quasi-optical cavity showed substantial improvement when compared to oscillation in free-space. These results show that monolithic circuits are compatible with open-resonator techniques, which can lead to improved monolithic oscillator stability.<>
  • Keywords
    IMPATT diodes; MMIC; cavity resonators; frequency stability; microwave oscillators; 50 GHz; EHF; IMPATT; MM wave circuit; closed quasi-optical cavity; impact avalanche transit time; millimeter-wave oscillator; monolithic circuits; noise spectrum; open-cavity resonator; oscillator stability; Coaxial components; Coupling circuits; Diodes; Frequency; Microstrip resonators; Microwave oscillators; Millimeter wave circuits; Millimeter wave technology; Optical resonators; Phased arrays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1989., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1989.38830
  • Filename
    38830