YIG-tuned Gunn effect oscillator

Abstract

A mechanical cavity of coaxial or waveguide type is generally used as a resonator of a Gunn oscillator. Reported here is the use of a resonator consisting of a ferrimagnetic sample instead of the mechanical cavity to obtain the electrically tunable Gun oscillator. The coupling between the Gunn diode and the the ferrimagnetic resonator was experimentally observed and oscillation frequency from 3.2 GHz to 2.4 GHz was obtained proportionally to the applied dc magnetic field.