Sapphire Loaded Cavity Oscillator - NCS
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Designed to meet the increasing demands of the advanced radar, radio-research and telecommunications fields, the SLCO-NCS exhibits phase and amplitude noise many dB lower than that previously available in a microwave signal source. As well as this exceptional spectral purity it is the lowest AM noise microwave source available, making it ideal for measuring the residual noise of high performance two-port devices. |
The SLCO-NCS is simple to use either as a master oscillator or slaved to external time bases (or optional internal quartz or rubidium references) for long-term and coherent measurements.
The SLCO-NCS offers very low timing jitter of less than 5 femtoseconds (100 Hz to 10 MHz) for applications with stringent timing requirements and ultra-high speed photonic communications research.
A range of instrument controls and status information are presented on the SLCO-NCS front panel. These controls include digital frequency control of the main oscillator output frequency in 50 Hz and kHz steps within the tunable range.
Remote operation of the SLCO-NCS is accommodated by the RS-232 interface on the rear of the unit. This interface replicates the functionality of the front panel controls and allow status interrogation of the SLCO-NCS.
Download the SLCO-NCS datasheet or outline drawing.
Signal Characteristics
| Output Freq. | Single Frequency 8.000 GHz to 10.500 GHz | ||||||||||||
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| Output Power |
Greater than +10dBm (+17 dBm typically) |
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| Phase Noise at 10GHz |
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| Discrete Spurious Tones |
< -10 - 30 log(fm) dBc; fm < 4650 Hz < -120 dBc; 4650 Hz < fm < 100 kHz |
Physical Specifications
| Enclosure (approx) | 480 mm × 480 mm × 200 mm (19in × 19in × 8in) |
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| Weight | Less that 6.5 kg (14.5 pounds) |
| Storage Environment |
-32°C to +71°C (-25°F to +160°F) |
| Operating Environment |
0°C to +40°C (32°F to 104°F) |
| Module Cooling |
Conduction or forced-air-cooled |
ECCN 3A002d, HTS-US Code 8543.20.0000
Notes
- Poseidon Scientific Instruments has a continuous development policy and features are subject to change without notice.
- Phase and amplitude noise measurements are based on techniques specified in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Technical Note 1337.
- Supplemental characteristics are supplied to provide further useful information and should be treated as “typical” performance. Actual performance may vary depending on operating environment and other factors.