TY - GEN
T1 - An integrated 0.56THz frequency synthesizer with 21GHz locking range and -74dBc/Hz phase noise at 1MHz offset in 65nm CMOS
AU - Zhao, Yan
AU - Chen, Zuow Zun
AU - Virbila, Gabriel
AU - Xu, Yinuo
AU - Hadi, Richard Al
AU - Kim, Yanghyo
AU - Tang, Adrian
AU - Reck, Theodore
AU - Chen, Huan Neng
AU - Jou, Chewnpu
AU - Hsueh, Fu Lung
AU - Chang, Mau Chung Frank
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/2/23
Y1 - 2016/2/23
N2 - Spectra from 0.5 to 0.6THz play critical roles in planetary science, astrophysics and radio-astronomy as various chemical species including water, nitrates (NO2, N2O, NH3) and organics (CH4 and HCN) can either absorb or reflect radiation in this frequency regime. Accordingly, NASA and ESA have developed a wide range of spectroscopic sounding instruments to investigate our solar system. Current LO chains for spectroscopic receivers are implemented with discrete III-V devices and heavy waveguide assemblies. For instance, the 600GHz NASA PISSARRO spectrometer for Europa begins with a 33GHz PLL, tripled to 100GHz, doubled to 200GHz, and then tripled again to 600GHz via multiple waveguides. This LO chain occupies over 3000cm3, weighs 2.5kg, and consumes 11.5W of DC power.
AB - Spectra from 0.5 to 0.6THz play critical roles in planetary science, astrophysics and radio-astronomy as various chemical species including water, nitrates (NO2, N2O, NH3) and organics (CH4 and HCN) can either absorb or reflect radiation in this frequency regime. Accordingly, NASA and ESA have developed a wide range of spectroscopic sounding instruments to investigate our solar system. Current LO chains for spectroscopic receivers are implemented with discrete III-V devices and heavy waveguide assemblies. For instance, the 600GHz NASA PISSARRO spectrometer for Europa begins with a 33GHz PLL, tripled to 100GHz, doubled to 200GHz, and then tripled again to 600GHz via multiple waveguides. This LO chain occupies over 3000cm3, weighs 2.5kg, and consumes 11.5W of DC power.
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U2 - 10.1109/ISSCC.2016.7417894
DO - 10.1109/ISSCC.2016.7417894
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84962860363
T3 - Digest of Technical Papers - IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference
SP - 36
EP - 37
BT - 2016 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2016
T2 - 63rd IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2016
Y2 - 31 January 2016 through 4 February 2016
ER -