YIG Oscillator and Filter Notes
        

Overview

Random collection of notes, schematics, datasheets, and pictures for YIG-based oscillators, multipliers, filters, etc.

Notes & Resources

  1. Standard Oscillator, Filter and Multiplier Driver Adjustment Procedure  Micro Lambda Wireless, Document No. 201.202  (428k PDF)

  2. YIG Drivers - Application Note  Micro Lambda Wireless  (415k PDF)

  3. YIG-Tuned Oscillators - Definitions  Micro Lambda Wireless  (110k PDF)

  4. Drive Circuit for YIG-Tuned Devices  U.S. Patent 4,581,594  (62k PDF)

  5. YIG Filters  Philips tech. Rev. 32  (1971)  (2.7M PDF)

  6. YIG Oscillator  A really cool homemade YIG oscillator project by Donald Benson & Ali Tatari, San Jose State University Fall 2009, EE 172  (3.4M PDF)

  7. Teledyne YIG Filters & Oscillators  (1.9M PDF)

  8. A Systematic Way to YIG Filter Design  (311k PDF)

  9. YIG Filters and Envelope Limiters  (1.5M PDF)

  10. HP 5086-7314 YIG Oscillator Datasheet  (62k PDF)

  11. Phase-Locked Sources for LMDS and MVDS Applications  Microwave Journal, April 1997  (33k PDF)

  12. A Simple Approach to YIG Oscillators  by Bernd Kaa, DG4RBF.  VHF Communications, 4/2004  (1.7M PDF)

  13. Designing_YIG_Drivers  by A. S. Nagarajan & R. Prema.  Def. Sci. J, Vol. 32, No. 3, July 1982  (784k PDF)

  14. Avantek Octave-Band YIG-Tuned Oscillators - Datasheet  (202k PDF)

  15. Dual-Loop YIG Control Schematic  National Radio Astronomy Observatory  (PDF)

  16. Teledyne Microwave YIG Oscillator Product Catalog  (822k PDF)

  17. EIP Comb Generator - Tuning Curve

  18. YIG-Tuned Bulk GaAs Oscillators  Watkins-Johnson Tech Notes, Vol. 1, No. 5, September/October 1974  (639k PDF)

  19. Six-Stage YIG Filters  Watkins-Johnson Tech Notes, Vol. 15, No. 5, September/October 1988  (923k PDF)

  20. Watkins-Johnson WJ-5224-3 YIG Filter Operating Instructions  (903k PDF)

  21. YIG Driver #526b  by Dick Plambeck.  Circuit designed by Doug Thornton, 1986.  (354k PDF)

  22. An Introduction to YIG-Tuned Oscillators  by Dave Castetter  (73k PDF)

  23. OMNIYIG YIG Harmonic Multipliers & Comb Generators - Applications Notes  (1.8M PDF)

  24. Varian VSL9061AE YIG Warmup - With No Heat Sink  (With Heatsink)

  25. Watkins-Johnson WJ-6708-7DF YIG Oscillator Information

  26. Watkins-Johnson Launches New YIG Oscillators

  27. Watkins-Johnson WJ-6713-1 Tuning Curve

  28. Notes on Stellex YIG Synthesizer Performance and Control  by KE5FX

  29. How Does a YIG Tuned Oscillator Work?  In this video, Kerry Wong explains the operation principle of a YIG tuned oscillator and demonstrated the tuning of an HP 5086-7023 YIG oscillator (2.7-4.2 GHz).


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