YIG Oscillators Tune To 18 GHz

Oct. 29, 2009

A line of YIG-tuned oscillators from Omniyig provides frequency coverage to 18 GHz in four models. The cylindrical oscillators, which measure 1.75 x 1.5 in., operate from 2 to 18 GHz (model YOM3676), 4 to 18 GHz (model YOM3679), 5 to 18 GHz (model YOM3680), and 6 to 18 GHz (model YOM3681). All of the sources provide at least 13 mW output power with output-power variations controlled within a 3-dB window. Second harmonics are -12 dBc while other spurious content is -60 dBc. The phase noise is -90 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier and -115 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz from the carrier. The tuning speed is 18 ms.

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.