Abstract
This paper presents a G-band triple-push voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) operating around 177 GHz. The VCO, implemented in a commercial 0.13-ìm RFCMOS technology, adopts a triplepush topology that is composed of 3 symmetrically coupled identical Colpitts sub-oscillators. Oscillation frequency can be tuned from 175.9 GHz to 178.4 GHz with varactor tuning voltage swept from 0 to 1.2V. The calibrated output power ranged from -19.7 dBm to -16.6 dBm depending on the oscillation frequency. The measured phase noise of the VCO is .80.2 dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset. The results clearly demonstrate the possibility of applying triple-push topology for VCOs operating beyond 100 GHz, enabling various high frequency applications that require tunable frequency sources.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 444-447 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEICE Transactions on Electronics |
Volume | E97-C |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 May |
Keywords
- Phase noise
- Triple-push
- VCO
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering