• DocumentCode
    1323055
  • Title

    Direct-Reading Microwave Refractometer With Quartz-Crystal Reference

  • Author

    Vetter, M. J. ; Thompson, M. C.

  • Author_Institution
    Environmental Science Services Administration, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, Tropospheric Telecommunications Laboratory, Boulder, Colo. 80302.
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1971
  • Firstpage
    58
  • Lastpage
    58
  • Abstract
    A microwave refractometer is described in which the usual reference cavity is replaced by a stable quartz-crystal oscillator. Direct digital readout of refractive index with least count of 0.01 N unit is provided.
  • Keywords
    Cavity resonators; Microwave oscillators; Phase measurement; Radiation detectors; Resonant frequency; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIM.1971.5570740
  • Filename
    5570740