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Low cost microwave X-band generator

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A low cost microwave X-band generator for educational purposes was designed and built. Its simple construction and user's interface makes it suitable for a student laboratory.The generator is based on a single frequency conversion concept. It uses a digitally tunable PLL chip for intermediate frequency generation and an active frequency multiplier for frequency conversion. The generator covers 9,7 - 11 GHz part of the X frequency band. The frequency tuning may also be done automatically in a slow frequency sweep mode, which saves a lot of manual work. The output signal is amplitude modulated in order to match with VSWR meters used in a microwave laboratory. The signal level is stabilized by an automatic gain control unit comprising a dedicated MCU, digitally controlled attenuator and power detector, which reduces power fluctuations over the whole frequency band.

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Type:
artykuły w czasopismach recenzowanych i innych wydawnictwach ciągłych
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Zeszyty Naukowe Wydziału ETI Politechniki Gdańskiej. Technologie Informacyjne no. 18, pages 385 - 390,
ISSN: 1732-1166
Language:
English
Publication year:
2010
Bibliographic description:
Matuszczak P., Kulas Ł., Nyka K.: Low cost microwave X-band generator// Zeszyty Naukowe Wydziału ETI Politechniki Gdańskiej. Technologie Informacyjne. -Vol. 18., nr. Nr 8 (2010), s.385-390
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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