• DocumentCode
    1679500
  • Title

    Numerical optimization of microwave oscillators and VCOs

  • Author

    Rizzoli, V. ; Costanzo, A. ; Cecchetti, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dipartimento di Elettron., Bologna Univ., Italy
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    629
  • Abstract
    A novel harmonic-balance (HB) optimization technique for single-frequency oscillators and broadband voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) is introduced. The objective function is evaluated by a Newton-iteration-based HB analysis, and an exact algorithm for the computation of the gradient is implemented. The optimizable performance in the VCO case includes the linearity of the tuning characteristic. An example of application of the proposed method is presented.<>
  • Keywords
    microwave oscillators; nonlinear network synthesis; optimisation; solid-state microwave circuits; variable-frequency oscillators; Newton-iteration-based HB analysis; VCO; broadband; harmonic-balance; microwave oscillators; objective function; optimization technique; single-frequency oscillators; tuning characteristic; voltage controlled oscillators; Algorithm design and analysis; Circuit analysis computing; Circuit optimization; Microwave circuits; Microwave oscillators; Performance analysis; Probes; Tuning; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1993., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Atlanta, GA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1209-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1993.276985
  • Filename
    276985