Level control for a voltage controlled oscillator
US4609884A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 1985 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03B2202/017
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A voltage controlled oscillator is disclosed wherein a peak detector is used to control the gain of the active device within the oscillator in response to a control signal taken from the resonant circuit. The control signal is a RF potential developed across a voltage divider within the resonant circuit. By controlling the gain of the active device from an RF voltage provided by a voltage divider, the RF output level of the oscillator "tracks" the DC bias level of the steering line. Therefore, varactor diodes rectification is prevented while contemporaniously allowing maximized output power.
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