Table of Contents

Foreword.

Preface.

Biographies.

1. Introduction.

2. General Comments on Oscillators.

3. Teransistor Models.

4. Large-Signal S-Parameters.

5. Resonator Choices.

6. General Theory of Oscillators.

7. Noise in Oscillators.

8. Calculation and Optimization of Phase Noise in Oscillators.

9. Validation Circuits.

10. Systems of Coupled Oscillators.

11. Validation Circuits for Wideband Coupled Resonator VCOs.

12. References.

Appendix A: Design of an Oscillator Using Large Signal S-Paramenters.

Appendix B: Design Example for Large Signal Design Based on Bessel Functions.

Appendix C: Design Example for Best Phase Noise and Good Output Power.

Appendix D: A Complete Analytical Approach For Designing Efficient Microwave EFT and Bipolar Oscillators.

Appendix E: CAD Solution for Calculating Phase Noise in Oscillators.

Appendix F: General Noise Presentation.

Appendix G: Calculation of Noise Properties of Bipolar Transistors and EFTs.

Appendix H: Noise Analysis of the N-Coupled Oscillator Coupled Through Different Coupling Topologies.

Index.

About the Author

ULRICH L. ROHDE, PhD, Dr-Ing, IEEE Fellow, is Chairman of Synergy Microwave Corporation; a partner of Rohde & Schwarz, a Munich, Germany firm specializing in test equipment and advanced communications systems; and Professor of Microwave and RF Technology at the Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus, Germany. He was previously president of Compact Software, Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors of Ansoft Corporation. Dr. Rohde has published more than sixty scientific articles, and has authored or coauthored six books in the field of microwaves and communications.

AJAY K. PODDAR, Dr-Ing, IEEE member, is a Senior Design Engineer for Synergy Microwave Corporation, Paterson, New Jersey, and was previously a senior scientist for the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) (1991–2001), Armament Research and Development Establishment, Pune, India. He has published more than twenty scientific papers. His main interests are communications systems and circuits, specifically RF-MEMS and microwave and millimeterwave oscillators.

GEORG BÖCK, Dr-Ing, IEEE Senior Member, is Professor of Microwave Engineering at the Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, and head of the Microwave Department. His main areas of research are the characterization, modeling, and design of microwave passive and semiconductor devices; MICs; and MMICs up to the millimeterwave range. Dr. Böck has published more than 100 scientific papers.

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