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Design and Fabrication of the Push-push Dielectric Resonator Oscillator using a LTCC

LTCC를 이용한 push-push 유전체 공진 발진기의 설계 및 제작

  • 류근관 (국립한밭대학교 전자공학과) ;
  • 오일덕 (국립한밭대학교 전자공학과) ;
  • 김성찬 (국립한밭대학교 전자공학과)
  • Received : 2010.01.12
  • Accepted : 2010.02.01
  • Published : 2010.03.31
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Abstract

The push-push DRO(dielectric resonator oscillator) using a multi-layer structure of LTCC(low temperature co-fired ceramic) fabrication is designed. After the single DRO of series feedback type in the center frequency of 8GHz is designed, the push-push DRO in the center frequency of 16GHz including the Wilkinson power combiner is designed. The bias circuit affecting the size of oscillator are embedded in the intermediate layer of the LTCC multi-layer substrate. As a result, the large reduction in the size of VCO is obtained compared to the general oscillator on the single layer substrate. Experimental results show that the fundamental and third harmonics suppression are above 15dBc and 25dBc, respectively, and phase noise characteristics of the push-push DRO presents performance of -102dBc/Hz@100KHz and -128dBc/Hz@1MHz offset frequencies from carrier.

LTCC(low temperature co-fired ceramic) 공정의 다층기판을 이용하여 push-push 유전체 공진 발전기를 설계 및 제작하였다. 중심주파수 8GHz를 갖는 직렬 궤환형의 단일 유전체 공진 발진기를 설계하고 이를 이용하여 중심주파수 16GHz인 push-push 유전체 공진 발진기를 설계하였다. 발전기의 회로 크기에 큰 영향을 미치는 바이어스 회로를 LTCC 다층구조의 중간층에 배치함으로써 일반적인 단층기판을 이용한 경우에 비해 발진기 회로의 크기를 크게 줄 일 수 있었다. 제작된 push-push 유전체 공진 발진기의 측정결과 기본 주파수 및 3차 고조파 억압특성은 각각 15dBc 및 25dBc 이상의 특성을 나타내었으며 발진기의 위상잡음 특성은 -102dBc/Hz@100KHz 및 -128dBc/Hz@1MHz의 특성을 각각 나타내었다.

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