SYNTHESIZER BASICS by SP8793

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
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A Phase Locked Loop (PLL) consists of a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO), the output frequency of which is monitored and controlled. An error voltage steers the VCO and brings it back onto the correct frequency. The error voltage is generated by a Phase Sensitive Detector (PSD) which compares the VCO frequency with a reference frequency.
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An RF detector with a dynamic range of 40 dB can now be obtained from Linear Technology (http://www.lineartech. com/pdf/5505i.pdf). The type LTC5505, housed in an SOT23 SMD package, can handle input frequencies between 300 MHz and 3 GHz for input signal levels between –32 dBm and +18 dBm (0 dBm = 1 mW into 50 [...]