Millimeter-wave/submillimeter-wave oscillator
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsKoji Mizuno, Haruyoshi Endo, Mitsuo Makimoto
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Abstract
There is disclosed herein a millimeter-wave/submillimeter-wave oscillator comprising a mirror and a diffraction grating so as to form a Fabry-Perot type resonator. The mirror, being a concave mirror or a plane mirror, and the diffraction grating are disposed in facing and spaced relation to each other. The diffraction grating has a plurality of channels extending in a direction normal to a surface of the mirror so that the oscillator has a comb-like configuration. A plurality of oscillation elements are mounted on portions within the channels of the diffraction grating.
Claims12
An oscillator comprising:
- a mirror;
- a diffraction grating disposed in facing and spaced relation to said mirror, said diffraction grating having at least one channel extending in a direction normal to a surface of said mirror;
- and
- at least one oscillation element mounted on said diffraction grating to be positioned within said channel.
An oscillator comprising:
- a mirror;
- a diffraction grating disposed in facing and spaced relation to said mirror, said diffraction grating having at least one channel extending in a direction normal to a surface of said mirror;
- and
- a plurality of oscillation elements mounted in alignment on portions of said diffraction grating within said channel to.
An oscillator comprising:
- a mirror;
- a diffraction grating disposed in facing and spaced relation to said mirror, said diffraction grating having a plurality of channels extending in a direction normal to a surface of said mirror;
- and
- a plurality of oscillation elements mounted on portions of said diffraction grating within said channels in a plurality of rows.
An oscillator comprising:
- a mirror;
- a diffraction grating disposed in facing and spaced relation to said mirror, said diffraction grating having at least one channel extending in a direction normal to a surface of said mirror;
- a plurality of oscillation elements mounted on portions of said diffraction grating within said channel;
- and
- a control circuit for applying a control signal to one of said plurality of oscillation elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.