Accurate determination of frequency dividers operating bands

Author

Morales, José ; Suárez, Almudena ; Quere, R.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Ingenieria de Commun., Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain

Volume

6

Issue

1

fYear

1996

fDate

1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

46

Lastpage

48

Abstract

In analog frequency dividers, phenomena such as harmonic synchronization and jumps between coexisting quasiperiodic and frequency divided paths must be taken into account in order to accurately predict their operation ranges. This has been done in this letter by means of a detailed bifurcation analysis. A simple simulation technique is also proposed for determining the second harmonic synchronization locus. A MMIC frequency divider has been thoroughly analyzed, obtaining an excellent agreement with measurements

Keywords

MMIC frequency convertors; bifurcation; circuit stability; frequency dividers; harmonics; nonlinear network analysis; synchronisation; MMIC frequency divider; analogue frequency dividers; bifurcation analysis; operating bands determination; second harmonic synchronization locus; simulation technique; Bifurcation; Circuits; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Frequency synchronization; Helium; MMICs; Power system harmonics; Stability analysis; Turning;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8207

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/75.482067

Filename

482067