Title :
A mode locked array of coupled phase locked loops
Author :
Lynch, Jonathan J. ; York, Robert A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An array of coupled phase locked loops is configured to produce a comb spectrum, and therefore pulsed microwave power, using a frequency locking technique analogous to the mode locked optical laser. The basic principles of operation are derived and measurements of an 11-GHz system, built from commercially available microwave components, demonstrate the frequency and time domain characteristics
Keywords :
arrays; coupled circuits; coupled mode analysis; frequency-domain analysis; microwave circuits; microwave generation; phase locked loops; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; voltage-controlled oscillators; 11 GHz; comb spectrum; coupled phase locked loops; frequency domain characteristics; frequency locking technique; microwave components; mode locked array; pulse power production; pulsed microwave power; quasioptical pulse generation; time domain characteristics; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical pulses; Phase locked loops; Phased arrays; Power lasers;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
