Title :
Low cost configurable RF signal source for wireless applications
Author :
Rohde, Ulrich L. ; Poddar, Ajay K.
Author_Institution :
Brandenburg Univ. of Technol., Cottbus
Abstract :
The "global roaming" features between wide varieties of networks operating at different frequencies call for the development of configurable RF signal source (VCO). The VCO design approach demonstrated in this work can offer low cost configurable VCO, which is amenable for integration in present integrated circuit (IC) technology. The measured phase noise is -132 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset from the carrier over the tuning range (450-1250 MHz/900-2500 MHz), and the topology can be easily extended to higher frequency band.
Keywords :
integrated circuit technology; voltage-controlled oscillators; RF signal source; VCO; integrated circuit technology; voltage-controlled oscillators; wireless applications; Circuit optimization; Costs; Frequency measurement; Integrated circuit measurements; Integrated circuit technology; Noise measurement; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Roaming; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Integrated Circuit Conference, 2007. EuMIC 2007. European
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-2-87487-002-6
DOI :
10.1109/EMICC.2007.4412761
