A Ku-Band Voltage-Controlled Oscillator Equipped With a Compact Enhanced Linearity Tuning Converter

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Yue-Fang Kuo ◽  
Ya-Pei Wu ◽  
Yi-Cheng Liu
Keyword(s):  
Voltage Controlled Oscillator ◽  
Ku Band

scholarly journals A Ku-Band Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizer with Adaptive Loop Bandwidth Control

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Youming Zhang ◽  
Xusheng Tang ◽  
Zhennan Wei ◽  
Kaiye Bao ◽  
Nan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Phase Noise ◽  
Frequency Synthesizer ◽  
Frequency Tuning ◽  
Cmos Technology ◽  
Voltage Controlled Oscillator ◽  
Loop Filter ◽  
Chip Area ◽  
Loop Bandwidth ◽  
Bandwidth Control ◽  
Ku Band

This paper presents a Ku-band fractional-N frequency synthesizer with adaptive loop bandwidth control (ALBC) to speed up the lock settling process and meanwhile ensure better phase noise and spur performance. The theoretical analysis and circuits implementation are discussed in detail. Other key modules of the frequency synthesizer such as broadband voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) with auto frequency calibration (AFC) and programable frequency divider/charge pump/loop filter are designed for integrity and flexible configuration. The proposed frequency synthesizer is fabricated in 0.13 μm CMOS technology occupying 1.14 × 1.18 mm2 area including ESD/IOs and pads, and the area of the ALBC is only 55 × 76 μm2. The out frequency can cover from 11.37 GHz to 14.8 GHz with a frequency tuning range (FTR) of 26.2%. The phase noise is −112.5 dBc/Hz @ 1 MHz and −122.4 dBc/Hz @ 3 MHz at 13 GHz carrier frequency. Thanks to the proposed ALBC, the lock-time can be shortened by about 30% from about 36 μs to 24 μs. The chip area and power consumption of the proposed ALBC technology are slight, but the beneficial effect is significant.

A Ku-Band Low-Phase-Noise Cross-Coupled VCO in GaAs HBT Technology

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (06) ◽  
pp. 1650053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jincan Zhang ◽  
Yuming Zhang ◽  
Hongliang Lu ◽  
Yimen Zhang ◽  
Bo Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Noise ◽  
Output Power ◽  
Oscillation Frequency ◽  
Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor ◽  
Voltage Controlled Oscillator ◽  
High Output Power ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Low Phase Noise ◽  
High Output ◽  
Ku Band

In this paper, a fully integrated Ku-band voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) with low phase noise is presented in a GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) technology. A cross-coupled configuration is employed to achieve low phase noise, and to achieve high output power, the largest HBT and higher bias current are adopted. The implemented VCO demonstrates that the oscillation frequency is from 13.77[Formula: see text]GHz to 14.8[Formula: see text]GHz, with a maximum 4.83[Formula: see text]dBm output power at 13.77[Formula: see text]GHz. The phase noise of the VCO is [Formula: see text]100.2[Formula: see text]dBc/Hz at 1[Formula: see text]MHz offset from 14.36[Formula: see text]GHz oscillation frequency. The VCO consumes 61.2[Formula: see text]mW from 6[Formula: see text]V supply and occupies an area of 0.51[Formula: see text]mm[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]mm. Finally, the figure-of-merits (FOMs) for VCOs are discussed.

PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS OF MICROSTRIP LINES (MTLs) WITH DEFECTED GROUND STRUCTURE SLOTS: THEORY AND APPLICATION

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (05) ◽  
pp. 731-743
Author(s):  
HAIWEN LIU ◽  
LINGLING SUN ◽  
ZHENGFAN LI ◽  
XIAOWEI SUN
Keyword(s):  
Output Power ◽  
Simple Approach ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Voltage Controlled Oscillator ◽  
Propagation Characteristics ◽  
Defected Ground Structure ◽  
Ground Structure ◽  
Microstrip Lines ◽  
Photonic Bandgap Structures ◽  
Ku Band

Propagation characteristics, including scattering, dispersion, and loss modeling, of some microstrip lines (MTLs) with defected ground structure (DGS) slots were investigated in this paper. A simple approach was firstly introduced to calculate the slow-wave factors (SWF) of these MTLs with DGS. Based on the above-mentioned theory, a meander MTL structure with periodic DGS slots was proposed and analyzed. The improved SWF and characteristic impedances have been demonstrated, while the bandgap performances have been proved by experimental results. Further, a type of nonuniform DGS slots, which are composed of dual-periodic photonic bandgap structures, was applied to reduce the second-order harmonics and improve the output power of a Ku-band voltage-controlled oscillator. Measurements showed that the second-order harmonics are suppressed by more than - 20 dB and the output power is improved by 3–5%.

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