Hobson, 1970 - Google Patents

Measurement of the variation of frequency with the ambient temperature of microwave semiconductor oscillators

Hobson, 1970

Document ID
11263701037942113868
Author
Hobson G
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Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments

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A description is given of the automatic measurement of the frequency of cw microwave semiconductor oscillators using a frequency coincidence technique. The equipment is simple to use and does not require skilled readjustments for use at any centre frequency …
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