Title :
Spurious oscillations in IMPATT oscillators
Author :
Hobson, G.S. ; Tozer, R.C.
Author_Institution :
University of Sheffield, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
Incorrect circuit design of cavity-controlled IMPATT oscillators may cause low-frequency instabilities and frequency jumping, which are simply avoidable. A simple technique for identifying the avalanche resonance frequency of packaged IMPATT oscillators is also described.
Keywords :
IMPATT diodes; circuit oscillations; frequency stability; microwave oscillators; solid-state microwave circuits; IMPATT oscillators; avalanche resonance frequency; frequency jumping; low frequency instability;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19750220
