There are certain difficulties in the development of a broadband generator of quadrature signals (QSG) on a SiGe BiCMOS technology. The problem of linearity and broadband matching is the most difficult to solve. When designing QSG in a wide frequency band, there is a problem of forming a quadrature signal using traditional solutions using a polyphase filter or a digital D-trigger. The use of only one method for forming a quadrature signal is impossible due to the limiting features of the electronic component base of SiGe BiCMS technology. To solve this problem, we propose a structure that allows us to develop a broadband quadrature signal generator with an operating frequency range from 10 MHz to 6 GHz, using the method of dividing the operating frequency band. At frequencies from 1 to 6 GHz, the quadrature signal is generated using a polyphase filter, and at frequencies less than 1 GHz using a frequency divider. Using this method, the following characteristics of the FCS have been achieved: the difference in the amplitudes of quadrature signals is less than 0.3 dB; the VSWR is less than 1.6 over the entire frequency range; the transmission coefficient is not less than -2 dB at a 0 dBm heterodyne power; at a frequency of 6 GHz P1dB of at least 3 dBm. The experimental results are in good agreement with the simulation data.
Yury A. Chaplygin
National Research University of Electronic Technology, Moscow, Russia
Vladimir V. Losev
National Research University of Electronic Technology, Moscow, Russia
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