X‐band local oscillator distribution network

Abstract

An X‐band local oscillator network has been designed and developed to provide in excess of +8 dBm for four independent channels. The network consists of an X‐band voltage controlled oscillator tunable from 8 to 12 GHz. The output of the oscillator is input to a set of three MMIC in‐phase power splitters with 0 dB gain and excellent phase performance.