Performance Evaluation of Electronic Oscillators (eBook)

Supplementary Online Software 5
Contents 6
Chapter 1: Introduction and Problem Statement 9
1.1 Introduction and Problem Statement 9
Chapter 2: Electronic Oscillator Fundamentals 12
2.1 Fundamental Oscillator Configuration: Open- and Closed-Loop Equations-Loop Gain-Barkhausen and Nyquist Conditions 12
2.2 Negative Resistance Oscillators: Start-Up and Steady-State Conditions 14
2.3 Traditional Electronic Oscillator Start-Up and Steady-State Analysis 17
2.4 Differential Oscillators as an Alternative to Feedback and Negative Resistance Oscillators 18
2.5 Common Oscillator Design Equations and Formulas 19
2.5.1 Common-Emitter Colpitts Resonator Feedback Oscillator 20
2.5.2 Common-Emitter Clapp Resonator Negative Resistance Oscillator 21
2.5.3 Common-Base Colpitts Resonator Feedback Oscillator 22
2.5.4 Common-Base LC Tank Resonator Negative Resistance Oscillator 23
2.6 Oscillator Noise: Phase Noise-An Intuitive Approach 24
2.6.1 Leeson´s Theory of Oscillator Phase Noise 27
2.6.2 Oscillator Noise: A Perturbation Approach and Characterization 28
2.7 Multiplying Signals to Get New Signals: Mixers 29
2.8 Output Buffer Amplifier: Couple Output to External Load 31
2.9 The Discrete Fourier Transform and Power Spectrum of a Signal 33
References 34
Chapter 3: Automated S Parameter-Free Electronic Oscillator Design, Performance Evaluation Scheme, and Step-by-Step Design Exa... 36
3.1 S Parameter-Free Electronic Oscillator Design, Performance Evaluation Scheme 36
3.2 Verification of Discrete Fourier Transform Executable Accuracy 39
3.3 1800 MHz (1.8 GHz) Common-Emitter Negative Resistance Clapp Resonator GSM Carrier Frequency Oscillator 40
3.4 1000 MHz (1 GHz) Common-Emitter Negative Resistance Clapp Resonator Oscillator 47
3.5 750 MHz Common-Emitter Negative Resistance Clapp Resonator Oscillator 49
3.6 500 MHz Common-Emitter Negative Resistance Clapp Resonator Oscillator 51
3.7 1000 Hz Common-Emitter Feedback Colpitts Resonator Oscillators 53
3.8 500 MHz Common-Emitter Feedback Colpitts Resonator Oscillator 55
3.9 750 MHz Common-Base Feedback Colpitts Resonator Oscillator 56
3.10 500 MHz Common-Base Feedback Colpitts Resonator Oscillator 59
3.11 Common-Base Negative Resistance 100 MHz Parallel RLC Resonator Oscillator 61
3.12 1000 MHz Differential Oscillator Using CMOS Level 3 MOSFET 63
3.13 750 MHz Differential Oscillator Using CMOS Level 3 MOSFET 67
3.14 500 MHz Differential Oscillator Using CMOS Level 3 MOSFET 69
3.15 14 MHz Crystal Oscillator Using CMOS Level 3 MOSFET 72
3.16 750 MHz Common-Emitter Negative Resistance Clapp Resonator Oscillator with Nonideal Resonator Inductor 73
3.17 Schottky Diode Ring Double-Balanced Mixer LO 250 MHz RF 500 MHz 74
3.18 Schottky Diode Ring Double-Balanced Mixer LO 250 MHz RF 500 MHz: Unequal Load Source Resistances 77
3.19 Common-Collector Buffer Amplifier Input Frequency 500 MHz 78
References 80
Chapter 4: Conclusions and Future Work 81
Appendix A: HFA3134 Data Sheet and SPICE Device Model 83
Appendix B: List of Supplied C Computer Language Executables for Linux and Windows 84
Linux 84
Windows 84
Appendix C: Downloading and Installing MinGW 85
Index 86