Tunable distributed harmonic voltage controlled oscillator for generating second and third harmonic microwave signals. The oscillator comprises a plurality of gain cells in a parallel configuration. Each gain cell comprises a bottom n-MOSFET and a top n-MOSFET, each of gate length 0.18µm. The drain of each bottom n-MOSFET is connected to the gate of the respective top n-MOSFET. The drain of each top n-MOSFET is connected to a drain transmission line and the gate of each bottom n-MOSFET is connected to a gate transmission line . The drain transmission line comprises a CPW at each end thereof and a CPW between every two drains. The gate transmission line comprises a CPW at each end thereof and a CPW between every two gates. The output end of the drain transmission line is connected to the input end of the gate transmission line through a feed back path . The body of each bottom n-MOSFET and top n-MOSFET is connected to a body bias voltage and the source of each bottom n-MOSFET and top n-MOSFET is earthed. The input end of the drain transmission line is connected to an input voltage . The output end of the gate transmission line is connected to a frequency collector . A peeking inductor is connected across the gate and drain of each bottom n-MOSFET. The length of each of the end CPWs in the drain transmission line and gate transmission line is half the length of the CPW between every two drains and gates, respectively. When the inductance of each peeking inductor is 2 to 2.25nH, the oscillator generates a high frequency second harmonic microwave signal with a high power output. When the inductance of each peeking inductor is 1 to 1.1 nH the oscillator generates a high frequency third harmonic microwave signal with a high power output. When the inductance of each peeking inductor is 1.25 nH the oscillator generates high frequency second and third harmonic microwave signals with a high power output .
Tunable distributed harmonic voltage controlled oscillator for generating second and third harmonic microwave signals
Patent Application No
2392/MUM/2010