Title :
Harmonic-balance optimization of microwave oscillators for electrical performance, steady-state stability, and near-carrier phase noise
Author :
Rizzoli, V. ; Costanzo, A. ; Mastri, F. ; Cecchetti, C.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica Inf. e Sistemistica, Bologna Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The numerical optimization of microwave oscillators including specifications on steady-state stability and near-carrier phase noise is demonstrated for the first time. The approach relies on the harmonic-balance technique and is fully general-purpose. Oscillators designed without such constraints may be strongly suboptimal from the noise viewpoint with no substantial improvement of electrical performance.<>
Keywords :
circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; microwave oscillators; noise; nonlinear network analysis; nonlinear network synthesis; optimisation; solid-state microwave circuits; stability; CAD; electrical performance; harmonic-balance technique; microwave oscillators; near-carrier phase noise; numerical optimization; numerical simulation; steady-state stability; Microwave oscillators; Phase noise; Stability; Steady-state;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1994., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1778-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1994.335149
