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YIG Oscillators Tune 2 to 13 GHz

Jan. 21, 2015
These surface-mount YIG-tuned oscillators are available in bands from 2 to 13 GHz.

The MLSMO-Series of permanent-magnet YIG-tuned oscillators are available in customer-selected tuning ranges from 2 to 13 GHz. Examples include 2 to 4 GHz, 3 to 6 GHz, and 4 to 9 GHz. Each of these models delivers at least +8 dBm output power with worst-case output-power variation of 4 dB across the frequency range. The worst-case frequency drift with temperature is ±10 MHz. The oscillators exhibit typical pulling (into a 12-dB return loss) of 2 MHz and typical pushing of 2 MHz/V at +8 VDC. The spurious noise is -70 dBc or better while the phase noise is no worse than -103 dBc/Hz offset 10 kHz from the carrier and -128 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz from the carrier. The compact oscillators operate on  +8 and -5 VDC supplies and are designed for operating temperatures from 0 to +65°C. They are supplied in surface-mount packages measuring only 0.7 × 0.7 × 0.562 in.

Micro Lambda Wireless, Inc., 46515 Landing Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538; (510) 770-9221, FAX: (510) 770-9213

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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.

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