DocumentCode
980298
Title
A superconducting tunnel diode oscillator
Author
Campisi, Isidoro E. ; Hamilton, William O.
Author_Institution
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Volume
17
Issue
1
fYear
1981
fDate
1/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
838
Lastpage
840
Abstract
We have performed some preliminary measurements on a type of tunnel diode oscillator stabilized by two additional cavities. With proper choice of the couplings among cavities and their quality factors, it is possible to tightly lock the oscillator´s frequency to a high-Q, superconducting cavity. Although the system is now operating with parameters not yet optimal, we have observed improvements in the stability performance of the three-cavity oscillator over the single-cavity one of a few orders of magnitude.
Keywords
Superconducting cavity resonators; Tunnel diode oscillators; Couplings; Diodes; Fluctuations; Microwave oscillators; Nonlinear equations; Q factor; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Stability; Superconducting microwave devices;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMAG.1981.1061121
Filename
1061121
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