Dual-band wideband local oscillation signal generator

• US 8,174,328 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2010
• Issued: 05/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Park, Bong-Hyuk, Lee, Kwang-Chun, Chung, Hyun-Kyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Mis, David
• Application Number:
  US12/860,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20110140746A1
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• Field of Search: 331 16- 18, 331/25, 331 37- 43, 331/45, 331/179, 455/313, 455/323, 455/333
• US Class Current: 331/37
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 7/099 concerning mainly the controlled oscillator of the loop

Abstract

A dual-band wideband local oscillation signal generator includes an oscillation unit, a division unit, a poly phase filter (PPF), a switch unit, and a single side band (SSB) mixer. The oscillation unit is configured to generate a positive in-phase (IP) signal, a negative in-phase (IN) signal, a negative quadrature-phase (QN) signal, and a positive quadrature-phase (QP) signal. The division unit is configured to divide frequencies of the IP signal and the IN signal and generate an RF signal. The PPF is configured to receive the IP signal and the IN signals inputted to the division unit, and generate an LO IP signal, an LO IN signal, an LO QP signal, and an LO QN signal. The switch unit is configured to receive the generated LO signals and select a high band frequency signal or a low band frequency signal.

Claims

1. A dual-band wideband local oscillation signal generator, comprising:

an oscillation unit configured to generate a positive in-phase (IP) signal, a negative in-phase (IN) signal, a negative quadrature-phase (QN) signal, and a positive quadrature-phase (QP) signal;

a division unit configured to divide frequencies of the IP signal and the IN signal and generate an RF signal;

a poly phase filter configured to receive the IP signal and the IN signals inputted to the division unit, and generate an LO IP signal, an LO IN signal, an LO QP signal, and an LO QN signal;

a switch unit configured to receive the generated LO signals and select a high band frequency signal or a low band frequency signal; and

a single side band (SSB) mixer configured to generate a local oscillation signal by using sum and difference signals of the divided signal and the signal selected by the switch unit.

2. The dual-band wideband local oscillation signal generator of claim 1, wherein the oscillation unit comprises:

a reference clock oscillator configured to generate a reference clock;

a quadrature voltage controlled oscillator (QVCO) configured to the IP signal, the IN signal, the QN signal, and the QP signal; and

a phase locked loop (PLL) configured to lock phases of the generated IP, IN, QP and QN signals.

3. The dual-band wideband local oscillation signal generator of claim 1, wherein the division unit comprises:

a first ½

divider configured to divide frequencies of the IP and IN signals generated from the oscillation unit by two; and

a second ½

divider configured to divide the ½

divided IP and IN signals by two, and an RF IP signal, an RF IN signal, an RF QP signal, and an RF QN signal.

4. The dual-band wideband local oscillation signal generator of claim 1, wherein the switch unit comprises:

a first switch configured to receive the generated LO signals and select a high band frequency signal by a control signal of the QVCO; and

a second switch configured to receive the generated LO signals and select a local band frequency signal by a control signal of the QVCO.

5. The dual-band wideband local oscillation signal generator of claim 4, wherein the second switch is configured to invert phases of the LO QP signal and the LO QN signal by 180 degrees, and transfer the phase-inverted signals to the SSB mixer.

6. The dual-band wideband local oscillation signal generator of claim 1, wherein the QVCO comprises:

two symmetrical cross-coupled VCOs coupled in parallel; and

a capacitor bank for frequency tuning; and

a varactor for fine frequency tuning.

7. The dual-band wideband local oscillation signal generator of claim 1, wherein the SSB mixer comprises:

four Gilbert cell mixers configured to mix the RF signals and the LO signals; and

two buffers configured to reduce signal attenuation.