PHASE NOISE ANALYSIS FOR A mm-WAVE VCO CONFIGURATION

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作者
George, Deepa [1 ]
Sinha, Saurabh [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pretoria, Dept Elect Elect & Comp Engn, ZA-0002 Pretoria, South Africa
关键词
mm-wave; mm-wave integrated circuit; SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor; voltage-controlled oscillator; phase noise; BIPOLAR PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; WIDE TUNING RANGE; OSCILLATORS;
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10.1002/mop.27320
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The letter highlights the importance of modeling the phase noise of an oscillator using the impulse sensitivity function. A Colpitts oscillator in the common collector configuration is analyzed to obtain an expression for its phase noise. The oscillator design is thus optimized for phase noise with respect to process and design parameters. The fabricated voltage-controlled oscillator at an oscillating frequency of 52.8 GHz has a measured phase noise of -98.9 degrees dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset. (C) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 55:290-295, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.27320
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页数:7
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