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US4599582A
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Device for switching a dielectric-resonator-stabilized oscillator on and off
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Guidance and Electronics Co Inc
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Filing: 1985-07-01
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Granted: 1986-07-08
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Expires: 2005-07-01
Abstract
Abstract A circuit is described in combination with a dielectric-resonator-stabilized oscillator operating at microwave frequencies in which a PIN diode serves to shunt the reflected output signal of the stabilizing resonator from the input of the oscillator circuit into a load to turn the oscillator off. By biasing the diode in a reverse or forward direction, the oscillator is made to start or stop oscillating, respectively. This has the effect of switching the output of the oscillator on and off while eliminating thermal transients associated with de-energizing the active element of the oscillator circuit itself, or the necessity for inefficient microwave switches which may pass some signal through.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary K. Lewis
- 👤 Melvin Zisserson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 06:41
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03B; H03B5/00; H03B5/18; H03B5/1864; H03B5/187; H03B5/1876; H03B2200/00; H03B2200/003; H03B2200/0056; H03B2200/006; H03B2200/0094; H03B7/00; H03B7/12; H03B7/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
In a device for switching a dielectric-resonator-stabilized oscillator of the type which includes an RF oscillator circuit having at least one active element, a tunable dielectric resonator, said dielectric resonator being tuned to a frequency within the resonant frequency region of said oscillator circuit, and a transmission line having a characteristic impedance to interconnect said resonator to said oscillator circuit, the improvement comprising: a shunt to ground through the characteristic impedance of said transmission line, connectable between said oscillator circuit and said dielectric resonator; and means for connecting and disconnecting said shunt to said transmission line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
In a device for switching a dielectric-resonator-stabilized oscillator of the type which includes an RF oscillator circuit having at least one active element, a tunable dielectric resonator, said dielectric resonator being tuned to a frequency within the resonant frequency region of said oscillator circuit, and a transmission line having a characteristic impedance to interconnect said resonator to said oscillator circuit, the improvement comprising: a shunt to ground through the characteristic impedance of said transmission line, connectable between said oscillator circuit and said dielectric resonator; and means for connecting and disconnecting said shunt to said transmission line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device as recited in claim 1, wherein said means for connecting and disconnecting said shunt to said transmission line further comprises a switch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device as recited in claim 1, wherein said means for connecting and disconnecting said shunt to said transmission line further comprises a transistor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The device as recited in claim 1, wherein: said shunt to ground includes a diode connected in series between said transmission line and said characteristic impedance, and said means for connecting and disconnecting said shunt includes means for biasing said diode in a rearward and forward direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device as recited in claim 4, wherein said diode is a PIN diode.
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