Title :
Coarse-fine, wideband distributed voltage controlled oscillator for wireless applications
Author :
Avitabile, G. ; Cannone, F. ; Capodiferro, M. ; Carella, L. ; Lofù, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Bari, Italy
fDate :
3/2/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new distributed voltage controlled oscillator (DVCO) is presented. The proposed topology allows a very wide tuning range VCO and fine-coarse tuning. The design of a prototype DVCO is discussed and measurements are reported showing improved performance in terms of phase noise, tuning range and power consumption.
Keywords :
UHF oscillators; circuit tuning; distributed amplifiers; distributed parameter networks; phase noise; voltage-controlled oscillators; 1.5 GHz; 14.8 mW; VCO; coarse-fine voltage controlled oscillator; distributed amplifier; fine-coarse tuning; phase noise; power consumption; tuning range; wideband distributed voltage controlled oscillator; wireless applications;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20064071
