Quartz-crystal microwave oscillator of the common-emitter transmission type with two transistors and a predetermined loaded Q factor

• US 4,743,865 A
• Filed: 07/09/1987
• Issued: 05/10/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Compagnie D'Electronique et de Piezo-Electricite
• Original Assignee: Compagnie D'Electronique et de Piezo-Electricite
• Inventors: Chauvin, Jacques
• Primary Examiner(s): Laroche, Eugene R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mis, David
• Application Number:
  US07/071,466
• Time in Patent Office: 306 Days
• Field of Search: 331/116 R, 331/116 FE, 331/158, 331/159, 331/177 R, 331/177 V
• US Class Current: 331/116.00R
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 2200/004 including a variable capacitance, e.g. a varicap, a varactor or a variable capacitance of a diode or transistor
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/36 active element in amplifier being semiconductor device H03B5/323, H03B5/326 , H03B5/38 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 5/368 the means being voltage variable capacitance diodes

Abstract

The resonant frequency of a quartz-crystal microwave oscillator is the fundamental frequency in the partial mode of the crystal and makes it possible to maintain the loaded Q of the resonator at a high value. This microwave oscillator is provided with two amplifying stages and has a signal-to-noise ratio of the order of 160 dB.

Claims

1. A quartz-crystal microwave oscillator which is capable of operating at frequencies within the range of 750 to 1500 MHz and the feedback loop of which satisfies the Barkhausen conditions, wherein:

the feedback loop includes at least the following elements placed in series and in this order;

a first matching quadripole, a first amplifying stage, a second matching quadripole, a resonator, a third matching quadripole, a second amplifying stage, a fourth matching quadripole and a power divider;

the amplifying stages each have one transistor mounted with a common emitter connection;

the matching quadripoles make it possible to match the input and output impedances of the amplifying stage with the other elements of the feedback loop;

the resonator is constituted mainly by a quartz crystal;

the power divider serves to collect the output signal of the oscillator for onward transmission to a utilization circuit.

2. An oscillator according to claim 1, wherein the first matching quadripole includes a high-pass filter.

3. An oscillator according to claim 1, wherein the third matching quadripole includes a high-pass filter.

4. An oscillator according to claim 1, wherein the parasitic capacitance of the quartz crystal is compensated at the operating frequency by a circuit which includes at least one inductance coil.

5. An oscillator according to claim 1, wherein the power divider is of the Wilkinson type.

6. An oscillator according to claim 1, wherein the feedback loop also includes a phase line having a length so determined as to satisfy the phase condition.

7. An oscillator according to claim 1, wherein the feedback loop includes a voltage-controlled phase modulator.

8. An oscillator according to claim 7, wherein the phae modulation is obtained by means of a varactor which is subjected to the control voltage.

9. An oscillator according to claim 2, wherein the third matching quadripole includes a high-pass filter, the parasitic capacitance of the quartz crystal is compensated at the operating frequency by a circuit which includes at least one inductance coil, the power divider is of the Wilkinson type, and the feedback loop also includes a phase line having a length so determined as to satisfy the phase condition.

10. An oscillator according to claim 9, wherein the feedback loop includes in addition a phase modulator which is voltage-controlled by means of a varactor.