Title :
Superconducting-cavity-stabilised oscillator of high stability
Author :
Stein, S.R. ; Turneaure, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Stanford University, High Energy Physics Laboratory & Department of Physics, Stanford, USA
Abstract :
Superconducting Nb cavities of high Q factor have been used to stabilise Gunn-effect oscillators. These stabilised oscillators have given an r.m.s. frequency deviation ¿(N = 2, r = 1.004, ¿ = 10) of (1.2±0.1)×10¿13 for an averaging time of 10s.
Keywords :
Gunn oscillators; cavity resonators; frequency stability; superconducting devices; Gunn effect oscillators; Q-factor; cavity resonators; stability; superconducting cavities;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19720236
