• DocumentCode
    2900600
  • Title

    A new phase noise reduction technique for MMIC oscillators

  • Author

    Darwish, A.M. ; Ezzeddine, A.K. ; Hung, H.-L.A. ; Phelleps, F.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Comsat Lab., Clarksburg, MD, USA
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    1-3 June 1992
  • Firstpage
    171
  • Lastpage
    174
  • Abstract
    A novel technique for reducing oscillator phase noise has been demonstrated. The technique utilized a pair of limiting diodes to keep the metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) operating a linear region. An X-band monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) oscillator was designed, fabricated, and tested to demonstrate the concept. A reduction of 15 dB in phase noise at 5 kHz from the carrier was measured.<>
  • Keywords
    MMIC; interference suppression; microwave oscillators; MESFET; MMIC oscillators; X-band; field-effect transistor; limiting diodes; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; new phase noise reduction; Circuit testing; Diodes; Field effect MMICs; Integrated circuit testing; MESFETs; Microwave FET integrated circuits; Microwave integrated circuits; Microwave oscillators; Monolithic integrated circuits; Phase noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits Symposium, 1992. Digest of Papers, IEEE 1992
  • Conference_Location
    Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0677-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCS.1992.186028
  • Filename
    186028