Title :
Phase-noise performance of crystal-like LC tanks
Author :
Lacaita, A.L. ; Samori, C.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica e Inf., Politecnico di Milano, Italy
fDate :
7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Crystal-like inductance-capacitance (LC) tanks may have better noise performance than simple second-order LC structures. This characteristic has already been pointed out, but the reasons for such improvement have not been well clarified. In this brief, we relate the noise improvement to both the higher quality (Q) factor and the lower voltage noise power of the tank within the resonance of interest
Keywords :
Q-factor; circuit noise; phase noise; voltage-controlled oscillators; VCO; crystal-like LC tanks; phase-noise performance; quality factor; voltage noise power; Circuits; Feedback; Filters; Frequency; Impedance; Predictive models; Prototypes; SPICE; Testing; Transfer functions;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on
