Title :
Demonstration of an oscillating quasi-optical slab power combiner
Author :
Poegel, F. ; Irrgang, S. ; Zeisberg, S. ; Schuenemann, A. ; Monahan, G.P. ; Hwang, Han-jeong ; Steer, Michael B. ; Mink, J.W. ; Schwering, F.K. ; Paollela, A. ; Harvey, J.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Res. Lab., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
Power combining in a hybrid dielectric slab beam waveguide resonator using a MESFET oscillator array is reported for the first time. Four MESFET oscillators lock via quasi-optical modes to produce a signal at 7.4 GHz with a 3 dB linewidth of less than 3 kHz.<>
Keywords :
MESFET circuits; dielectric resonators; microwave oscillators; power combiners; 7.4 GHz; MESFET oscillator array; SHF; beam waveguide; dielectric slab; hybrid resonator; oscillating quasi-optical power combiner; quasi-optical mode locking; slab power combiner; Dielectrics; Laboratories; Laser mode locking; MESFETs; Oscillators; Power combiners; Resonance; Slabs; Surface waves; Vivaldi antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2581-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1995.405899
