Design of L-band microwave oscillators

Author

Ain, Mohd Fadzil ; Lancaster, Michael J. ; Gardner, Peter

Author_Institution

Electron., Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Birmingham, UK

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

24

Abstract

Oscillators are basic microwave energy sources for all microwave communication systems. Transistor oscillators can be realised using either bipolar or GaAs FET devices. This paper discusses the theory and fabrication of 1.7 GHz negative resistance and feedback type GaAs FET oscillators. A microstrip resonator has been used in the design of the negative resistance oscillator and a feedback type oscillator utilises a lumped element resonator in a feedback network. Simulation for both oscillators has been performed using Agilent ADS software. Both oscillators have been fabricated on an FR 4 PCB. The negative resistance oscillator operating at 1.66 GHz delivers +7.89 dBm output power to the 50 Ω load. The feedback type oscillator operating at 1.47 GHz exhibits an output power of +9 dBm. The performance of those oscillators has also been compared in terms of phase noise, showing superior results for the feedback type oscillator

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; MESFET circuits; UHF oscillators; circuit simulation; feedback oscillators; gallium arsenide; microstrip resonators; microwave oscillators; negative resistance circuits; phase noise; 1.47 GHz; 1.66 GHz; Agilent ADS software; FR 4 PCB; GaAs; GaAs FET L-band microwave oscillator design; GaAs MESFET ATF-21170; feedback network; feedback type oscillators; lumped element resonator; microstrip resonator; negative resistance oscillators; oscillator simulation; output power; phase noise; Fabrication; Gallium arsenide; L-band; Microwave FETs; Microwave communication; Microwave devices; Microwave oscillators; Microwave transistors; Negative feedback; Power generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium, 2001. 6th IEEE

Conference_Location

Cardiff

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7118-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HFPSC.2001.962153

Filename

962153