Voltage-controlled oscillator using LC resonator
View Patent ↗Provided is a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) using an LC resonator circuit which includes a first resonance circuit in which two serially connected varactor diodes and an inductor are connected in parallel, a second resonance circuit in which one or more inductor L 1 and one or more capacitor C 1 are connected in parallel, the second resonance circuit being serially connected to a port of the first resonance circuit, and a third resonance circuit in which one or more inductor L 2 and one or more capacitor C 2 are connected in parallel, the third resonance circuit being serially connected to the other port of the first resonance circuit.
1. A voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) using an LC resonator comprising a first differential amplifier, a second differential amplifier, a LC resonator connected to output of the first and second differential amplifier and a current source which supplies current to the first and second differential amplifier and the LC resonator, the LC resonator comprising:
a first resonance circuit in which two serially connected varactor diodes and an inductor are connected in parallel;
a second resonance circuit in which one or more inductor L 1 and one or more capacitor C 1 are connected in parallel, the second resonance circuit being serially connected to a port of the first resonance circuit; and
a third resonance circuit in which one or more inductor L 2 and one or more capacitor C 2 are connected in parallel, the third resonance circuit being serially connected to the other port of the first resonance circuit.
2. The voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) using an LC resonator of claim 1 , wherein the LC resonator is a harmonic tuned LC resonator circuit which exhibits a characteristic of opening at an oscillation frequency and a third harmonic wave and being short-circuited at a second harmonic wave and changes an output voltage waveform of an oscillator to have a sharp inclination, and wherein the LC resonator plays a role in a filter in order to minimize a noise of current source.
3. The voltage-controlled oscillator using LC resonator of claim 1 , wherein the first differential amplifier and the second differential amplifier are latch circuits that include cross-coupled transistors.