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A filtering technique to lower LC oscillator phase noise

Hegazi, Emad ; Sjöland, Henrik LU orcid and Abidi, Asad (2001) In IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 36(12). p.1921-1930
Abstract
Based on a physical understanding of phase-noise mechanisms, a passive LC filter is found to lower the phase-noise factor in a differential oscillator to its fundamental minimum. Three fully integrated LC voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) serve as a proof of concept. Two 1.1-GHz VCOs achieve -153 dBc/Hz at 3 MHz offset, biased at 3.7 mA from 2.5 V. A 2.1-GHz VCO achieves -148 dBc/Hz at 15 MHz offset, taking 4 mA from a 2.7-V supply. All oscillators use fully integrated resonators, and the first two exceed discrete transistor modules in figure of merit. Practical aspects and repercussions of the technique are discussed.
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UHF oscillators, passive filters, phase noise, voltage-controlled oscillators
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IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
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36
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12
pages
1921 - 1930
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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  • scopus:0035696224
ISSN
0018-9200
DOI
10.1109/4.972142
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English
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  author       = {{Hegazi, Emad and Sjöland, Henrik and Abidi, Asad}},
  issn         = {{0018-9200}},
  keywords     = {{UHF oscillators; passive filters; phase noise; voltage-controlled oscillators}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{1921--1930}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits}},
  title        = {{A filtering technique to lower LC oscillator phase noise}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4868573/1244619.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/4.972142}},
  volume       = {{36}},
  year         = {{2001}},
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