Stability measurements of frequency synthesis with cryogenic sapphire oscillators

2009 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium Joint with the 22nd European Frequency and Time Forum

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 372-375

  Hartnett, John G ^a   Creedon, Daniel ^a   Chambon, D ^b   Santarelli, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Laboratoire Systemes de Reference Temps Espace   (France)

Author keywords

Allan deviation; Cryogenic sapphire oscillator; Frequency synthesis; Phase noise

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; SAPPHIRE;

ALLAN DEVIATION; CRYOGENIC OSCILLATORS; CRYOGENIC SAPPHIRE OSCILLATORS; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY SYNTHESIS; REFERENCE OSCILLATORS; STABILITY MEASUREMENTS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

PHASE NOISE;

EID: 70449503190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FREQ.2009.5168203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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