Title :
Measuring the Response of a Voltage Controlled Oscillator using the Large-Signal Network Analyser
Author :
Rolain, Yves ; Van Moer, Wendy ; Pintelon, Rik ; Schoukens, Johan
Author_Institution :
Vrije Univ. Brussel, Brussels
Abstract :
In this paper, a method is proposed that allows for a direct measurement of the dynamic voltage-to-frequency transfer characteristic and the actual waveform of a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). Real-world measurements on a 1650 MHz unit over a 2 MHz frequency sweep show the applicability of the proposed technique.
Keywords :
microwave measurement; network analysers; voltage-controlled oscillators; RF measurement; dynamic voltage-to-frequency transfer characteristic; frequency 1650 MHz; large-signal network analyser; microwave measurement; voltage controlled oscillator; Clocks; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency estimation; Frequency measurement; Phase measurement; Pollution measurement; Signal analysis; Time measurement; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators; LSNA; RF and microwave measurements; oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, 2007. IMTC 2007. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Warsaw
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0588-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2007.379388
