Patent ID: 6166608
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H03L

Abstract:
A stabilized oscillator system, comprising:a crystal oscillator;a control device which monitors a characteristic of the crystal oscillator and generates a control signal related to the characteristic of the crystal oscillator and a set point for the characteristic of the crystal oscillator;a device that can pump heat out of the crystal oscillator in response to the control signal to move the characteristic of the crystal oscillator towards the set point for the characteristic of the crystal oscillator, the device being thermally coupled to the crystal oscillator, and electrically coupled to the control device, the device including a thermo-electric cooler;a cold plate, the cold plate being thermally coupled to the crystal oscillator and thermally coupled to the thermo-electric cooler; anda heat sink, the heat sink being thermally coupled to the thermo-electric cooler.