Switchable microwave oscillator
US4755772A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03B2201/0208
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switchable microwave oscillator is disclosed that includes a quenching circuit for switching, attenuating, modulating, or otherwise controlling the output amplitude of frequency-stabilized, transistor-based, microwave-frequency oscillators. The quenching circuit includes a diode that is coupled to the transistor at the same port that reactive feedback is present, and includes diode biasing means for selectively applying a bias voltage to the diode. The quenching circuit selectively diverts some of the current flowing through the transistor of the oscillator to control the output thereof.
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