Theory and experiment of injection locked wireless communication system.

by Ng Ho Hing.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-120).Abstract also in Chinese.Abstract --- p.2Acknowledgement --- p.3Content --- p.4Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.6Chapter Chapter 2: --- Background and Theories --- p.11Chapter 2.1 --- Background History --- p.11Chapter 2.2 --- Circuit Theories --- p.12Chapter 2.3 --- Electromagnetic Wave Theories --- p.14Chapter 2.3.1 --- Finite Difference Time Domain Method --- p.14Chapter 2.4 --- Active Antenna theory --- p.23Chapter 2.4.1 --- Active Component Finite Difference Time Domain --- p.23Chapter Chapter 3: --- Injection Locked Mixer --- p.32Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.32Chapter 3.2 --- Circuit Topology and Theory --- p.32Chapter 3.2.1 --- Mixer Fundamental --- p.32Chapter 3.2.2 --- Oscillator Fundamental --- p.33Chapter 3.2.3 --- Injection locking theory --- p.35Chapter 3.2.4 --- Regenerative mixer theory --- p.38Chapter 3.3 --- Design Methodology --- p.40Chapter 3.3.1 --- DC Bias point consideration --- p.40Chapter 3.3.2 --- AC signal path consideration --- p.42Chapter 3.3.3 --- Mixing and feedback at the base-emitter junction --- p.46Chapter 3.3.4 --- Final Circuit Configuration --- p.48Chapter 3.4 --- Circuit Characteristics --- p.49Chapter 3.4.1 --- Experiment parameters --- p.50Chapter 3.4.2 --- "Relationship between conversion gain, injection power and center frequency" --- p.50Chapter 3.4.2 --- Locking Bandwidth and phase shift --- p.56Chapter 3.4.3 --- "Regenerative Effect, Mode 1 injection mixing" --- p.58Chapter 3.4 --- Transient simulation --- p.63Chapter 3.4.1 --- DC Bias Simulation --- p.64Chapter 3.4.2 --- AC Simulation --- p.66Chapter 3.5 --- Summary --- p.78Chapter Chapter 4: --- Injection Locked Transceiver --- p.79Chapter 4.1 --- System Architecture --- p.79Chapter 4.2 --- Circuit Design --- p.81Chapter 4.2.1 --- Up-conversion Consideration --- p.81Chapter 4.2.2 --- Local Oscillator Consideration --- p.81Chapter 4.2.3 --- Bias Consideration --- p.82Chapter 4.2.4 --- Active Down-converting Mixer --- p.83Chapter 4.2.5 --- Mode 2 injection Mixing --- p.85Chapter 4.3 --- Antenna Design --- p.85Chapter 4.3.1 --- Antenna Choice --- p.85Chapter 4.3.1 --- FDTD Characterization --- p.85Chapter 4.4 --- Integration --- p.87Chapter 4.4.1 --- Matching Techniques --- p.87Chapter 4.5 --- INJECTION LOCKED OSCILLATOR (LO) OPTIMIZATION --- p.89Chapter 4.5.1 --- Active Mixer Optimization --- p.89Chapter 4.6 --- Simulation using Extended FTDT --- p.90Chapter 4.7 --- Discussion --- p.91Chapter 4.8 --- Summary --- p.91Chapter Chapter 5: --- Injection Locked System --- p.92Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.92Chapter 5.2 --- System Requirement --- p.93Chapter 5.3 --- System Architecture --- p.93Chapter 5.3.1 --- Sub-system Choices --- p.95Chapter 5.3.2 --- Frequency Synthesizer --- p.96Chapter 5.3.3 --- Active Transceiver --- p.96Chapter 5.3.4 --- IF System --- p.97Chapter 5.4 --- System Performance --- p.98Chapter 5.4.1 --- Stability --- p.98Chapter 5.4.2 --- Field pattern of the antenna --- p.100Chapter 5.4.3 --- Locking Bandwidth versus Injection Power --- p.101Chapter 5.4.4 --- Radiative Sensitivity and Image Selectivity --- p.102Chapter 5.4.5 --- Intermodulation --- p.103Chapter 5.4.6 --- Output Power vs Injection Frequency --- p.105Chapter 5.4.7 --- IF Output Vs Frequency --- p.106Chapter 5.4.8 --- IF Output vs DC Supply --- p.107Chapter 5.4.9 --- Output Power --- p.108Chapter 5.4.10 --- Type Approval Consideration --- p.108Chapter 5.4.11 --- Manufacturability consideration --- p.113Chapter Chapter 6: --- Summary and Conclusion --- p.114Chapter 6.1 --- Summary and Contribution --- p.114Chapter 6.2 --- Future Work --- p.115Bibliography --- p.118Publication List --- p.12