DocumentCode
1467827
Title
Microwave regenerative frequency dividers with low phase noise
Author
Ferre-Pikal, Eva S. ; Walls, Fred L.
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
46
Issue
1
fYear
1999
Firstpage
216
Lastpage
219
Abstract
We demonstrate regenerative divide-by-two (halver) circuits with very low phase modulation (PM) noise at input frequencies of 18.4 GHz and 39.8 GHz. The PM noise of the 18.4 to 9.2 GHz divider pair was L(10 Hz)=-134 dB below the carrier in a 1 Hz bandwidth (dBc/Hz) and L(10 MHz)=-166 dBc/Hz, and the PM noise of the 39.8 GHz to 19.9 GHz divider pair was L(10 Hz)=-122 dBc/Hz and L(10 MHz)=-167 dBc/Hz.
Keywords
circuit noise; frequency dividers; microwave frequency convertors; phase noise; 18.4 GHz; 39.8 GHz; divide-by-two circuit; halver circuit; microwave regenerative frequency divider; phase modulation noise; 1f noise; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Circuit noise; Filters; Frequency conversion; Noise generators; Phase noise; RF signals; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-3010
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/58.741535
Filename
741535
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