Analysis of coupled phase-locked loops with independent oscillators for beam control active phased arrays

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1059-1066

  Chang, Heng Chia ^a  

^a Blue 7 Communications Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Active antenna array; AM noise; Beam control; Coupled oscillators; Coupled phase locked loops (PLLs); Feedback loop; Injection locked; Locking range; Mason's gain rule; Oscillator; Phase locked; Phase noise (PM noise); PLL; Signal flow graph (SFG)

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FEEDBACK; MESFET DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

COUPLED PHASE LOCKED LOOP; FEEDBACK LOOP; INJECTION-LOCKED OSCILLATOR; MASON GAIN RULE; PHASE DYNAMICS; PHASE NOISE; SIGNAL FLOW GRAPH;

PHASE LOCKED LOOPS;

EID: 1842579330     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.823590     Document Type: Article

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