Abstract

A frequency-agile heterodyne phaselock loop (PLL) system for millimeter-wave Gunn-effect oscillators between 40 and 110 GHz is described. The Gunn oscillators are phase-locked via the bias in an active second-order servo loop. A facility for fast frequency switching with a maximum rate of 10 kHz and a frequency separation up to 80 MHz is provided. Measurements on the spectral characteristics of a phase-locked Gunn oscillator are presented. The described PLL system is used in radio astronomy and laboratory molecular spectroscopy.

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