• DocumentCode
    2680852
  • Title

    The Heterodyne VCO

  • Author

    Winch, R.G.

  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    May 31 1983-June 3 1983
  • Firstpage
    475
  • Lastpage
    476
  • Abstract
    Using synchronously controlled varactor tunable oscillators into both the RF and LO ports of a mixer produces a resulting VCO output which is extremely linear and wideband. A deviation from best straight line of +-25MHz has been achieved over a frequency range of 2-8GHz, tunable in only 4.77V. This high modulation sensitivity is accompanied by a fast set-on time of < 20ns.
  • Keywords
    Bandwidth; Diodes; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Linearity; Tunable circuits and devices; Tuning; Varactors; Voltage control; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1983 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1983.1130951
  • Filename
    1130951