Title :
Method of improving tuning range obtained from a varactor-tuned Gunn oscillator
Author_Institution :
Chelsea College, Department of Electronics, London, UK
Abstract :
The letter proposes that the technique of reactance compensation, previously applied successfully to improve the bandwidth of parametric amplifiers, can be applied to varactor-tuned oscillators, such as Gunn oscillators, with significant improvement in the electronic-tuning range.
Keywords :
Gunn oscillators; compensation; microwave oscillators; solid-state microwave circuits; tuning; varactors; Gunn oscillators; compensation; reactance compensation; solid state microwave circuits; tuning; varactors;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19740073
