Design and characterization of an all-cryogenic low phase-noise sapphire K-band oscillator for satellite communication

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 163-169

  Vitusevich, Svetlana A ^a   Schieber, Klaus ^b   Ghosh, Indra S ^c   Klein, Norbert ^a   Spinnler, Matthias ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b Tesat Spacecom GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^c Siemens ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectric resonator oscillator; Oscillator noise; Phase noise; Satellite communication

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHASE SHIFTERS; RESONATORS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; VARACTORS;

AMPLIFIER PHASE NOISE; DIELECTRIC PLUNGER; DIELECTRIC RESONATOR OSCILLATOR; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING FILTER; OSCILLATOR NOISE; PIEZOMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER;

CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 0037253144     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2002.806931     Document Type: Article

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