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Design and Implementation of VCO for X-band with Shorted Coupled C type Resonator

접지된 결합 C형 공진기를 이용한 X대역 전압제어 발진기 설계 및 구현

  • Kim, Jong-hwa (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, Silla University) ;
  • Kim, Gi-rae (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, Silla University)
  • Received : 2016.11.02
  • Accepted : 2016.12.27
  • Published : 2016.12.30
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Abstract

In this paper, a novel coupled C type resonator is proposed for improvement of phase noise characteristics that is weak point of oscillator using planar type microstrip line resonator. Oscillator using proposed shorted coupled C type resonator is designed, it has improved phase noise characteristics. At the fundamental frequency of 9.8GHz, 4.87dBm output power and -84.7 dBc@100kHz phase noise have been measured for oscillator with shorted coupled C type resonator. Next, we designed voltage controlled oscillator using proposed shorted coupled C type resonator with varactor diode. The VCO has 33.8MHz tuning range from 9.7807GHz to 9.8145GHz, and phase noise characteristic is -115~-112.5dBc/Hz@100KHz. Due to its simple fabrication process and planar type, it is expected that the technique in this paper can be widely used for low phase noise oscillators for both MIC and MMIC applications.

본 논문에서는 평면형 마이크로스트립 공진기를 이용한 고주파 발진기의 단점인 위상잡음 특성을 개선하기 위해 접지된 결합 C형 공진기를 제안하였다. 제안된 공진기를 이용하여 위상잡음 특성 개선 효과를 나타내기 위해 발진기를 설계하여, 9.8 GHz 기본 주파수에서 4.87dBm의 출력과 -84.7 dBc@100kHz의 위상잡음 특성을 나타내었다. 다음은 제안된 공진기에 버랙터다이오드를 추가하여 전압 제어발진기를 구현하였다. 전압 제어발진기의 특성은 최소 9.7807 GHz에서 최대 9.8145 GHz까지 33.8 MHz 정도의 튜닝범위를 가지고, -115~-112.5 dBc/Hz@100kHz의 위상잡음 특성을 갖는다. 본 논문의 발진기는 평면형 구조로 쉬운 작업공정과 소형화 특성 때문에 MIC 또는 MMIC 분야의 설계에 응용될 수 있을 것이다.

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