PHASELOCK SYSTEM FOR MILLIMETER-WAVE GUNN OSCILLATORS USED IN RADIO ASTRONOMY AND LABORATORY SPECTROSCOPY

被引:5
作者
BESTER, M
机构
[1] Univ zu Koeln, Physikalisches Inst,, Cologne, West Ger, Univ zu Koeln, Physikalisches Inst, Cologne, West Ger
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES | 1986年 / 7卷 / 01期
关键词
MILLIMETER WAVES - RADIO ASTRONOMY - Equipment - SPECTROSCOPY - Equipment;
D O I
10.1007/BF01011061
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A frequency-agile heterodyne phaselock loop (PLL) system for millimeter-wave Gunn-effect oscillators between 40 and 110 GHz is described. The Gunn oscillators are phase-locked via the bias in an active second-order servo loop. A facility for fast frequency switching with a maximum rate of 10 kHz and a frequency separation up to 80 MHz is provided. Measurements on the spectral characteristics of a phase-locked Gunn oscillator are presented. The described PLL system is used in radio astronomy and laboratory molecular spectroscopy.
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页码:43 / 63
页数:21
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