Application Notes for Microwave Oscillators

General Microwave Corporation has been a leader in the field of microwave PIN diode control components for more than 30 years. A natural extension to its product line, microwave oscillators, was launched in 1989. It began with the introduction of an extremely stable (1 PPM/ºC) free running Dielectric Resonator Oscillator and has subsequently expanded to high performance Voltage Controlled and Digitally Tuned Oscillators. In this relatively short time, General Microwave has once again established itself as an industry leader. Its oscillator engineering staff has been recognized as a dynamic, innovative force who is willing and quite able to take on and solve today’s most demanding problems.

General Microwave offers a broad line of high-performance General Purpose Signal Generators, this includes voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs), digitally-tuned oscillators (DTOs), frequency locked oscillators (FLOs) and synthesizers in the microwave frequency range. The VCOs and DTOs feature fast-settling time, low post-tuning drift and low phase noise. In addition to General Microwave’s standard catalog products, a wide variety of custom oscillators have been developed for demanding airborne receiver, jamming and simulator applications.

This catalog is proof of General Microwave’s success. It includes expanded versions of catalog oscillator products and highlights many of the custom oscillators, both military and commercial, that have been successfully developed and manufactured. If your system requirements demand a device which cannot be found in this catalog, do not hesitate to contact General Microwave directly. A sales engineer will be happy to discuss your specific needs.

Modern microwave oscillators utilize a solid state device, such as a transistor or diode, together with a resonant circuit and matching network, to convert DC power to microwave power at a specified frequency. By appropriate choice of these elements, oscillators may be designed for an extremely wide range of applications. In addition, low frequency digital and analog control circuitry may be incorporated to provide further flexibility.

Digitally Tuned Oscillators (DTO)

Frequency Locked Oscillators (FLO)

Microwave Synthesizers

VCO

Herley - General Microwave specializes in developing and producing customized microwave components and millimeter wave products for the defense and aerospace industries as well as for non-defense applications such as communication systems. Herley General Microwave produces the industry standard General Microwave line of off-the-shelf catalog RF components. If you are looking for a solid state power amplifier, microwave synthesizer or other microwave oscillators, microwave receiver, microwave switches, microwave attenuator, microwave limiter, microwave phase shifter, or microwave IQ vector modulator; we can produce components meeting your requirements at a very competitive price. We also produce high quality customized integrated microwave assemblies such as up and down converters, DLVAs, beam forming networks, front ends, or switched bank filters, that can be used in a wide variety of demanding applications. Herley General Microwave (HGMI), a subsidiary of Herley Industries provides solutions for electronic warfare systems, phased array radar systems, electronic warfare simulators, test equipment and test systems and other defense and non-defense systems. We look forward to working with you, so please contact us today.