학술논문

Ultra Low Phase Noise 1 GHz OCXO
Document Type
Conference
Source
2007 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium Joint with the 21st European Frequency and Time Forum Frequency Control Symposium, 2007 Joint with the 21st European Frequency and Time Forum. IEEE International. :250-253 May, 2007
Subject
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Signal Processing and Analysis
Robotics and Control Systems
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Phase noise
Integrated circuit noise
Frequency
Low-frequency noise
Microwave devices
Stability
Power harmonic filters
Radar equipment
Digital communication
Temperature
Language
ISSN
2327-1914
2327-1949
Abstract
Modern radar equipment, commercial and defense communication systems, point-to-point and point-to-multipoint microwave digital radios, microwave sources require excellent stability, extremely low phase noise frequency sources in UHF band. Existing HF OCXO at 100 MHz can achieve -90 dBc/Hz phase noise at 10 Hz offset from the carrier and -125dBc/Hz at 100 Hz offset. The goal of this work was to create a 1 GHz OCXO with temperature stability performance of SC-cut (1E-8 or better), with the similar to 100 MHz phase noise close to the carrier, and noise floor reaching -150 dBc/Hz, while providing +7 dBm of output power. The goal was accomplished by integrating in a small SMD package (20×25mm), or Europack (36×25 mm) high performance, low frequency, SC-cut reference OCXO, low noise off-the-shelf Phase Lock Loop (PLL) IC, and ultra low noise 1 GHz VCXO. Reference OCXO implemented in DIP14 compatible format was described in previous papers. The key solutions for this development were optimization of the phase noise performance both close to the carrier frequency and on the noise floor, and design of a VCXO. The VCXO is based on a 3rd overtone 200 MHz AT-cut crystal resonator with relatively high Q, passive band-pass filter, tuned on the fifth harmonic of the 200 MHz VCXO, and a free-running L-C oscillator, which is injection locked to the above mentioned fifth harmonic of the VCXO. Dual stage multiplication of the lower frequency VCXO (100.00 MHz, and 111.