Frequency locking of coupled multivibrators with wide tuning range

Author

Filanovsky, I.M. ; Oliveira, Luis Bica ; Fernandes, Jorge R. ; Silva, Manuel M.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

fYear

2010

Firstpage

1085

Lastpage

1088

Abstract

A current-/voltage controlled quadrature oscillator with wide frequency tuning range is investigated. It consists of two coupled multivibrators. Two forms of coupling called here soft and hard, are differentiated. Simulations are performed to obtain the tuning range, the synchronization transients, and the influence of mismatches in timing capacitors and charging currents on synchronization. It is found that hard coupling allows a lower quadrature error (below 1°) and low phase-noise (4 dB improvement) with respect to soft coupling, yet wide tuning range may be achieved for both forms of coupling. A constituent multivibrator operating either alone or coupled can be locked to an external synchronizing harmonic, and the locking range is investigated.

Keywords

multivibrators; voltage-controlled oscillators; coupled multivibrator; current-controlled quadrature oscillator; frequency locking; synchronization transient; timing capacitor; voltage-controlled quadrature oscillator; wide frequency tuning range; Capacitors; Coupling circuits; Diodes; Frequency synchronization; Timing; Tuning; Voltage control; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2010 53rd IEEE International Midwest Symposium on

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

ISSN

1548-3746

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7771-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSCAS.2010.5548839

Filename

5548839