Title :
Techniques for oscillator nonlinear optimization and phase-noise analysis using commercial harmonic-balance software
Author :
Ver Hoeye, S. ; Suarez, A. ; Portilla, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. Eng., Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain
Abstract :
Two new techniques for microwave oscillator design are presented for user implementation on commercial harmonic-balance simulators: an easy-to-use nonlinear optimization technique and a phase-noise analysis technique that makes use of the impulse-sensitivity function. This method is implemented for the first time on a harmonic-balance simulator. Simulation results of a MMIC VCO in the Ku-band have been compared with measurements.
Keywords :
MMIC oscillators; circuit CAD; circuit noise; circuit optimisation; circuit simulation; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; microwave oscillators; phase noise; voltage-controlled oscillators; Ku-band; MMIC VCO design; commercial harmonic-balance software; harmonic-balance simulators; impulse-sensitivity function; microwave oscillator design; oscillator nonlinear optimization; parallel resonance oscillator design; phase noise analysis; Circuit simulation; Design optimization; Frequency; Harmonic analysis; MMICs; Phase noise; Power generation; Steady-state; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest. 2000 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5687-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2000.860893
