Improving the frequency stability of microwave oscillators by utilizing the dual-mode sapphire-loaded cavity resonator

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1284-1288

  Tobar, Michael E ^a   Ivanov, Eugene N ^a   Locke, Clayton R ^a   Hartnett, John G ^a   Cros, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Frequency standard; Microwave oscillator frequency; Sapphire loaded cavity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY STABILITY; POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

QUALITY FACTOR;

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

MICROWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 0036678570     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/13/8/316     Document Type: Article

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