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Nonlinear analysis and synthesis of distributed voltage controlled oscillators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2010

Ana Collado ,
Alessandro Acampora  and
Apostolos Georgiadis
Ana Collado*
Affiliation:
Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Avenue Carl Friedrich Gauss 7, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain.
Alessandro Acampora
Affiliation:
Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Avenue Carl Friedrich Gauss 7, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain.
Apostolos Georgiadis
Affiliation:
Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Avenue Carl Friedrich Gauss 7, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain.
*
Corresponding author: A. Collado Email: acollado@cttc.es
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Abstract

A detailed nonlinear analysis and design of a distributed voltage controlled oscillator (DVCO) is presented in this work. The analysis and design of the DVCO is performed using harmonic balance-based simulation techniques and envelope transient simulation. These techniques are used to make a complete nonlinear study of the behavior of the DVCO. Using the proposed nonlinear tools, a DVCO operating in the frequency tuning range between 1 and 2 GHz has been implemented in order to support the simulation results. The average output power and consumption along the frequency band for the designed DVCO are 5.2 dBm and 60.4 mW, respectively.

Keywords

Distributed voltage controlled oscillatorHarmonic balanceOscillators
Type
Original Article
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , April 2010 , pp. 159 - 163
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2010

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