Nonlinear analysis of a microwave synthesizer based on a sampling-phase detector

Author

Sancho, S. ; Ver Hoeye, S. ; Suarez, Almudena ; Chuan, J. ; Tazon, A.

Author_Institution

Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

20-24 May 2001

Firstpage

443

Abstract

A microwave synthesizer operating at 6.52 GHz and based on a sampling-phase detector has been designed and simulated. The employment of nonlinear analysis tools has enabled an in-depth study of the system dynamics. Hold-in and lock-in bands are determined in a direct and accurate way through the use of the Poincare-map technique. The nonlinear analysis has also made possible the a-priori determination of the loop-filter and VCO characteristics for a good performance in terms of phase noise and loop dynamics.

Keywords

circuit noise; frequency synthesizers; microwave circuits; nonlinear network analysis; phase detectors; phase noise; signal sampling; Poincare-map technique; VCO characteristics; hold-in bands; lock-in bands; loop dynamics; loop-filter characteristics; microwave synthesizer; nonlinear analysis; phase noise; sampling-phase detector; system dynamics; Detectors; Filtering; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Phase locked loops; Phase noise; Power harmonic filters; Schottky diodes; Synthesizers; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6538-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2001.966926

Filename

966926