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A Design of a 5 GHz Low Phase Noise Voltage Tuned Dielectric Resonator Oscillator Using Loop Group Delay

루프 군지연을 이용한 저위상 잡음 5 GHz 전압제어 유전체 공진기 발진기 설계

  • Son, Beom-Ik (Department of Radio Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Jeong, Hae-Chang (Agency for Defense Development) ;
  • Yeom, Kyung-Whan (Department of Radio Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2013.12.06
  • Accepted : 2014.02.18
  • Published : 2014.03.31
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Abstract

In this paper, a systematic design of a low phase noise voltage-tuned dielectric resonator oscillator(VTDRO) using loop group delay is proposed. Designed VTDRO is closed-loop type and consists of a cascade connection of a resonator, phase shifter, and amplifier. Firstly, a reference VTDRO is fabricated and its phase noise and electrical frequency tuning range are measured. Both the phase noise and electrical frequency tuning range depend on the loop group delay. Then, a required value of loop group delay for a new VTDRO with a low phase noise can be systematically computed. In addition, its phase noise and electrical frequency tuning range can be theoretically estimated using those obtained from the measurement of the reference VTDRO. When the loop group delay increases, the phase noise decreases and the electrical frequency tuning range also decreases. The former predominantly depends on the resonator structure. Therefore we propose a systematic design procedure of a resonator with high group delay characteristics. The measured loop group delay of the new VTDRO is about 700 nsec. The measured phase noise of the new VTDRO show a state-of-the-art performance of 154.5 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz frequency offset and electrical frequency tuning range of 448 kHz for a voltage change of 0~10V. The oscillation power is about 4.39 dBm.

본 논문에서는 루프 군지연을 이용하여 저위상 잡음을 갖는 5 GHz 전압제어 유전체 공진기 발진기(VTDRO: Voltage Tuned Dielectric Resonator Oscillator)의 체계적인 설계를 제안하였다. 설계된 발진기는 폐루프 구조로 공진부, 위상천이부, 증폭부로 구성된다. 먼저 기준 전압제어 유전체 공진기 발진기를 제작하고, 루프 군지연을 측정 후, 전기적 주파수 조정 범위 및 위상 잡음을 측정하였다. 기준 전압제어 유전체 공진기 발진기의 측정 결과로부터, 루프 군지연만 조정될 경우 새로운 전압제어 유전체 공진기 발진기의 전기적 주파수 조정 범위 및 위상 잡음을 수식적으로 예측할 수 있다. 루프군지연이 높을수록 위상 잡음은 개선되고, 전기적 주파수 조정 범위는 좁아지게 된다. 이러한 루프 군지연은 주로 공진부에 의해 결정된다. 따라서 높은 군지연 특성을 갖는 공진부 설계방법의 체계적인 절차를 제안하였다. 측정 결과, 루프군 지연은 약 700 nsec를 보였다. 또한, 5 GHz의 발진 주파수에서 위상 잡음은 수식으로부터 도출한 값과 근사한 100 kHz offset 주파수에서 -154.5 dBc/Hz를 얻었다. 전기적 주파수 조정 범위는 0~10 V의 조정 전압에서 448 kHz를 보였으며, 출력 전력은 약 4.39 dBm을 보였다.

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