Title :
Increased output power 300 GHz oscillator based on linear superposition
Author :
Tenneti, S. ; Nahar, Niru K. ; Volakis, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
Harmonic oscillators have generally demonstrated lower phase noise, higher frequencies, and less DC power consumption as compared to fundamental oscillators. However, oscillator designs using simple harmonic techniques have persistent issues with low output power and instability. Herewith, we propose an oscillator design at 300GHz with common-source amplifiers to stabilize signals in voltage-controlled oscillators. A buffer at the final output stage also increases power gain. Preliminary simulation shows that output powers up to -26.5 dBm are possible, a significant improvement over -46 dBm in previous work.
Keywords :
buffer circuits; millimetre wave amplifiers; millimetre wave oscillators; phase noise; voltage-controlled oscillators; buffer circuits; common-source amplifiers; frequency 300 GHz; harmonic oscillators; linear superposition; millimetre wave oscillators; oscillator designs; phase noise; power gain; voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference (NAECON), 2012 IEEE National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2791-6
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.2012.6531022