Title :
Comparison between simulations and measurements of large signal and nonlinear noise behaviors of MMIC analog frequency divider by two
Author :
Branger, B ; Laporte, E. ; Nallatamby, J.C. ; Prigent, M. ; Lapierre, L.
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Brive, France
fDate :
5/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
For the first time, the large signal and nonlinear noise behaviors of an analog frequency divider has been fully simulated and measured: comparisons between predicted and measured results of this circuit are given. The circuit designed is a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) X-band 8.2-4.1 GHz analog frequency divider by two. The large signal analysis relies on the open-loop method extended to synchronous systems. The simulation of noise behavior of such a circuit has been performed by means of the nonlinearities conversion matrices and noise generators correlation matrices analysis
Keywords :
MESFET integrated circuits; MMIC frequency convertors; field effect MMIC; frequency dividers; integrated circuit noise; matrix algebra; nonlinear network analysis; 4.1 GHz; 8.2 GHz; MMIC analog frequency divider; X-band; large signal analysis; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; noise generators correlation matrices; nonlinear noise behavior; nonlinearities conversion matrices; open-loop method; synchronous systems; Circuit simulation; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Integrated circuit measurements; Integrated circuit noise; MMICs; Noise generators; Noise measurement; Predictive models; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
