Synthesized Source Generates 14.28 GHz

June 25, 2009

Model THOR-14280 low-noise frequency synthesizer from EM Research provides a fixed-frequency output at 14.28 GHz that is suitable for VSAT radios, test equipment, and point-to-point microwave radios. It supplies +7 dBm output power with less than -20 dBc harmonics and less than -40 dBc subharmonics. The spurious content is better than -60 dBc. Phase noise is -80 dBc/Hz offset 1 kHz from the carrier, -90 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier, and -110 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz from the carrier. The compact synthesizer measures 2.50 x 1.10 x 0.40 in. (22.9 x 22.9 x 3.8 mm).

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Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

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.