Dual-band oscillator

• US 20060255873A1
• Filed: 03/23/2006
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Hiroki
• Granted Patent: US 7,375,601 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 331/179
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 2200/0046 including measures to switch the gain of an amplifier
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 2200/0048 including measures to switch the frequency band, e.g. by harmonic selection
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 2201/0266 the means comprising a transistor
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/1218 the generator being of the balanced type
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/1231 the amplifier comprising one or more bipolar transistors
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/1243 the means comprising voltage variable capacitance diodes

Abstract

When two oscillation signals are output from a common terminal through switching, to reduce attenuation of the oscillation signals, a dual-band oscillator includes a first oscillating transistor for generating an oscillation signal in a first frequency band; a first inductor for supplying power to a collector of the first oscillating transistor; a first switching element for switching the first oscillating transistor; a second oscillating transistor for generating an oscillation signal in a second frequency band; a second inductor for supplying power to a collector of the second oscillating transistor; a second switching element for switching the second oscillating transistor; and an output terminal for outputting the oscillation signal in the first frequency band or in the second frequency band. The first switching element is disposed between the first inductor and the output terminal, and the second switching element is disposed between the second inductor and the output terminal.

Claims

1. A dual-band oscillator comprising:

a first oscillating transistor for generating an oscillation signal in a first frequency band from a collector thereof;

a first inductor for supplying electric power to the collector of the first oscillating transistor;

a first switching element for switching the first oscillating transistor between an active state and an inactive state;

a second oscillating transistor for generating an oscillation signal in a second frequency band from a collector thereof;

a second inductor for supplying electric power to the collector of the second oscillating transistor;

a second switching element for switching the second oscillating transistor between an active state and an inactive state; and

an output terminal for outputting the oscillation signal in the first frequency band or the oscillation signal in the second frequency band to outside of the dual-band oscillator;

wherein the first switching element is disposed between the first inductor and the output terminal, and the second switching element is disposed between the second inductor and the output terminal.

2. The dual-band oscillator according to claim 1, wherein the collector of the first oscillating transistor is directly connected to the first inductor, electric power is supplied to a base of the first oscillating transistor via the first switching element, the collector of the second oscillating transistor is directly connected to the second inductor, and electric power is supplied to a base of the second oscillating transistor via the second switching element.

3. The dual-band oscillator according to claim 1, wherein electric power is supplied to the collector and a base of the first oscillating transistor via the first switching element, and electric power is supplied to the collector and a base of the second oscillating transistor via the second switching element.

4. The dual-band oscillator according to claim 1, wherein the first inductor is implemented by a first strip line having a length corresponding to a quarter of a wavelength of the oscillation signal in the first frequency band, and the second inductor is implemented by a second strip line having a length corresponding to a quarter of the oscillation signal in the second frequency band.

5. The dual-band oscillator according to claim 1, wherein each of the first switching element and the second switching element is implemented by a transistor.