• DocumentCode
    3004407
  • Title

    An efficient SOM for front-end UHF electronics

  • Author

    Ghanevati, M. ; Thangavelu, A.V. ; Lee, J.H. ; Gutierrez, R. ; Daryoush, A.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Microwave Photonics Device Lab., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    13-19 June 1999
  • Firstpage
    1769
  • Abstract
    This paper presents experimental results of an extremely low power consuming hybrid push-pull self-oscillating mixer (SOM) circuit at UHF band. The SOM is designed and fabricated using matched pair Si BJTs and high Q resonators. Measured phase noise of the free-running voltage controlled oscillator is -76.5 dBc/Hz at 10 KHz offset; a 20 dB upconversion gain is also measured for the mixer.
  • Keywords
    UHF mixers; UHF oscillators; low-power electronics; voltage-controlled oscillators; 20 dB; Si BJT; UHF front-end electronics; high-Q resonator; hybrid push-pull self-oscillating mixer circuit; low power SOM; phase noise; upconversion gain; voltage controlled oscillator; Circuit topology; Frequency; MMICs; Mixers; Oscillators; Phase noise; RLC circuits; Resonance; Signal design; UHF circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5135-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1999.780314
  • Filename
    780314