Inducing phase locking of multiple oscillators beyond the Adler’s condition

Abstract

To achieve phase locking of high power microwave oscillators on a relatively weak coupling strength, an inducing phase locking method is investigated. With an external signal injected from the end of relativistic backward wave oscillator, the frequency and phase of the output microwave is pulling in the starting oscillation process and remaining stable in the later stationary oscillation process. The simulation results indicate that injecting of inducing signal prior to the onset of natural oscillations is necessary, while the duration of injection, power of injection and locking bandwidth are not limited by classic Adler’s law.