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Quasi-planar K-band push-push low phase noise oscillator stabilized by cavity resonator

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The results of developing a K-band (24 GHz) push-push low phase noise transistor oscillator have been presented. This oscillator is stabilized by a rectangular resonant metallic cavity. The power level of output signal is −9.5 dBm, the fundamental harmonic suppression is 21 dB. Single sideband (SSB) phase noise spectral density of −98 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz and −128 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset from the carrier frequency is at the level of dielectric resonator oscillators (DRO) scaled to the same frequency. The oscillator features a compact size, low cost quazi-planar design and it is built using commercially available off the shelf parts.

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Original Russian Text © I. Tsvelykh, 2014, published in Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved., Radioelektron., 2014, Vol. 57, No. 9, pp. 55–60.

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Tsvelykh, I. Quasi-planar K-band push-push low phase noise oscillator stabilized by cavity resonator. Radioelectron.Commun.Syst. 57, 428–431 (2014). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0735272714090052

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