OCXO Quiets Outputs From 10 To 25 MHz

June 4, 2014

A compact, low-power OCXO is available for output frequencies from 10 to 25 MHz.

Related To: CTS Corp.

Among the low-noise sources on display at IMS 2014, CTS Corp. (Booth No. 322) is showing its new model 149 oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO), featuring outstanding stability over a frequency range from 10 to 25 MHz. This compact signal source offers stability as good as ±50 ppb from -40 to +85°C with low phase noise of -152 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz from the carrier. Suitable for use as a reference oscillator in telecommunications and wireless communications systems, the model 149 OCXO consumes less than 1 W power and is supplied in a 9 × 14 mm surface-mount housing. It is available with supply voltage options of +3.3 or +5.0 VDC.

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.