X~Ku波段宽覆盖捷变频频率合成器研制
An X~Ku Wide-Band Frequency Synthesizer with Fast Frequency Switching
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摘要: 提出了一种宽相对覆盖、低相位噪声的捷变频频率合成方法。该方法首先利用混频锁相环方法进行宽带锁相得到低相噪性能与捷变频性能,进而针对混频锁相环在宽覆盖情况下环路带宽急剧变化而导致系统相噪和捷变频性能下降的问题,提出实时调节锁相环电路的鉴相增益,以对压控振荡器的等效压控增益非线性进行补偿,从而实现在宽覆盖范围内锁相环环路带宽基本保持恒定,即确保所覆盖范围内低相噪性能与捷变频性能的一致性。基于本方法研制实现的11.1~13.1 GHz,最小步进10 MHz的宽覆盖合成器全范围环路带宽基本保持在600 kHz,输出信号相噪优于-83 dBc/Hz@1kHz,捷变频时间小于10 μs。Abstract: A novel method to develop a frequency synthesizer with wide frequency coverage, fast frequency switching speed, and low phase noise is proposed. With the proposed method, the high performance of low phase noise and fast frequency hopping speed is achieved by combining Phase Locked Loop (PLL) and mixer. The Phase and Frequency Detector (PFD) current of the PLL is applied to compensate the nonlinear property of Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) and to avoid the degraded performance due to loop instability. By this, a 11.1~13.1 GHz frequency synthesizer with frequency-step 10 MHz and loop bandwidth 600 kHz is developed. Experimental results show that the performance of phase noise is better than -83 dBc/Hz@1 kHz and its frequency hopping time is shorter than 10 μs.