Title :
Low noise X-band exciter using a Sapphire Loaded Cavity Oscillator
Author :
Hoover, Lowell ; Griffith, Henry ; DeVries, Keith
Author_Institution :
Polyphase Microwave Inc., Bloomington, IN
Abstract :
The development of a programmable, ultra-low noise X-band radar exciter using a Sapphire Loaded Cavity Oscillator (SLCO) is reported. The exciter generates +26 dBm from 9.92 GHz to 10.80 GHz with single-sideband phase noise of -154 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset.
Keywords :
oscillators; radar equipment; low noise x-band radar exciter; sapphire loaded cavity oscillator; single-sideband phase noise; Amplitude modulation; Band pass filters; Cranes; Frequency; Microwave oscillators; Noise measurement; Phase noise; Radar; Signal resolution; Synthesizers;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1794-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1075-6787
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.2008.4623009
