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Selecting and Purchasing Frequency Synthesizer Products
Mike Harris, Meret Optical Communications

BestTest Newsletter
May 2006

Selecting and purchasing a frequency synthesis product starts with an understanding of frequency synthesis techniques, for there are several methodologies, each with significant advantages and disadvantages. Cost, power consumption, size, switching speed and frequency resolution are but a few factors that will influence the purchasing decision.

Digital Synthesizer Generates Chirp Outputs
Technical Staff, Meret Optical Communications

Penton's Military Electronics
February 2006, Page 10

Chirp (Linear FM) signals are employed in a number of radar and electronic-warfare (EW) systems.  With a direct-digital synthesizer (DDS) equipped with dual phase/frequency accumulators, it is possible to cost-effectively produce chirp waveforms using fairly standard digital hardware.


Generate Digital Chirp Signals With DDS
Bar-Giora Goldberg, CTO Meret Optical Communications

Microwaves & RF
February 2006

Understanding the inner workings of modern direct digital synthesizers helps their deployment for advanced waveform generation, including the control of linear FM or chirp signals.