yig-tuned tunnel-diode oscillator

yig-tuned tunnel-diode oscillator

[′yig ¦tünd ¦tən·əl ¦dī‚ōd ′äs·ə‚lād·ər] (electronics) Microwave oscillator in which precisely controlled wide-band tuning is achieved by varying the current through a tuning solenoid that acts on a yig filter in the tunnel-diode oscillator circuit.