• DocumentCode
    2972511
  • Title

    A highly linear frequency ramp generator based on a fractional divider phase-locked-loop

  • Author

    Musch, T. ; Rolfes, I. ; Schiek, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Ruhr-Univ., Bochum, Germany
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6-10 July 1998
  • Firstpage
    602
  • Lastpage
    603
  • Abstract
    A synthesizer based on a fractional divider concept for generating highly linear analog frequency ramps is presented. Numerical simulations promise a very good precision of such a ramp generator which has been proved by implementing a prototype synthesizer circuit in a FMCW-radar system. The simulations as well as the measurements obtained with the prototype circuit are shown.
  • Keywords
    CW radar; FM radar; frequency synthesizers; phase locked loops; radar equipment; ramp generators; FMCW-radar system; VCO; analog frequency ramps; fractional control logic; fractional divider phase-locked-loop; frequency ramp generator; highly linear; prototype circuit; quantizer; synthesizer; 1f noise; Bandwidth; Circuits; Frequency conversion; Linearity; Logic; Noise shaping; Phase locked loops; Synthesizers; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5018-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.1998.700076
  • Filename
    700076