Tuned oscillator utilizing thin film ferromagnetic resonator

• US 4,887,052 A
• Filed: 11/25/1988
• Issued: 12/12/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nakano, Hiroyuki, Murakami, Yoshikazu, Okamoto, Tsutomu, Mizunuma, Yasuyuki, Ohgihara, Takahiro, Niikura, Kanako
• Primary Examiner(s): Mis, David
• Application Number:
  US07/276,146
• Time in Patent Office: 382 Days
• Field of Search: 331/34, 331/96, 331/107 DP, 331/117 D, 331/176, 331/177, 375/120, 455/258, 455/260, 455/264
• US Class Current: 331/96
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 2201/0241 the element being a magnetically variable element, e.g. an Yttrium Iron Garnet
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/04 Modifications of generator to compensate for variations in physical values, e.g. power supply, load, temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/1894 the semiconductor device being a field-effect device
• CPC Class Codes: H03D 7/161 all the frequency changers being connected in cascade

Abstract

A tuned oscillator utilizing a thin film ferromagnetic resonator is disclosed. The oscillator comprises an active element for oscillator and a YIG thin film resonator connected to the active element as a part of feed-back circuit for the active element. The YIG thin film resonator is applied with a bias magnetic field perpendicular to a surfce of a YIG disk which is generated by a permanent magnet for a fixed component and a coil for a variable component for the resonance frequency. The resonance frequency is stabilized by use of a PLL circuit connected to an output of the oscillator and feeding back to the coil. Since the YIG thin film tuned oscillator has a high Q value, high quality communication signal processing can be achieved. The YIG tuned oscillator is used as local oscillator for a transciever.

Claims

1. A tuned oscillator utilizing a thin film ferromagnetic resonator comprising;

an active element for oscillation,

a tin film ferromagnetic resonance element formed of a thin film ferromagnetic plate and a transmission line coupled to said thin film ferromagnetic plate and connected to said active element as a part of a feed back circuit for said active element,

bias magnetic field means applying a bias magnetic field perpendicular to said thin film ferromagnetic plate, and

a PLL (phase lock loop) circuit receiving an oscillation output and generating a control signal to stabilize the oscillation,

said bias magnetic field means being formed of a permanent magnet which generates a fixed bias magnetic field component and a coil which generates a variable bias magnetic field component, said coil being fed with a current which is controlled by said control signal which is obtained from said PLL circuit.

2. A tuned oscillator according to claim 1, wherein said tuned oscillator oscillates between a lowest and highest frequencies, said permanent magnet generates said fixed bias magnetic field component to cause ferromagnetic resonance in said ferromagnetic plate at said lowest frequency, and said oil generates said variable bias magnetic field component to cause ferromagnetic resonance in said ferromagnetic plate at a frequency between said lowest and highest frequencies.

3. A tuned oscillator according to claim 1, wherein said thin film ferromagnetic plate is formed of YIG (yttrium iron garnet).

4. A tuned oscillator according to claim 3, wherein said thin film ferromagnetic plate is formed of YIG, in which a part of the Fe ions are substituted with non-magnetic ions to reduce the saturation magnetization of the YIG to compensate the temperature characteristics of said permanent magnet, YIG thin film resonator and said active element.