Application Note: An Overview Of Frequency Synthesizers

Frequency synthesizers have become indispensable in many of today's advanced measurement and production systems, as well as in stand-alone uses. Typical applications range from ATE and NMR medical imaging to satellite earth station oscillators, from magnetic storage media testing to crystal production, from mode locking of lasers to ECM. Precision timing, radar simulations, and Doppler systems all make use of synthesizers. This document gives a brief overview of frequency synthesizers, discusses the technology behind them, and outlines the synthesizers solutions offered by Programmed Test Sources (PTI).

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