Title :
Electronic frequency tuning of TRAPATT oscillators
Author :
Nazoa-Ruiz, N. ; Aitchison, C.S.
Author_Institution :
Chelsea College, Department of Electronics, London, UK
Abstract :
Experimental results of a novel electronically tunable microstrip Trapatt oscillator employing varactor diodes arc presented. A tuning range of 20 MHz, limited by the low voltage breakdown of the varactor diodes and the number of tuning stages used, for an oscillator with a centre frequency of 1.6 GHz and an output power of 9 W, was observed and found to be in good agreement with theory.
Keywords :
TRAPATT diodes; microwave oscillators; tuning; varactors; variable-frequency oscillators; 1.6 GHz centre frequency; 20 MHz; VFO; electronic frequency tuning; low voltage breakdown; microstrip TRAPATT oscillator; microwave oscillator; tuning range; varactor diodes; variable-frequency oscillator;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830334
