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In this paper, a new formulation based on conversion matrix method is proposed to analyze near-the-carrier local ocillator (LO) noise down conversion to IF in microwave mixers. This method could be easily applied to analyze LO noise down conversion in any type of mixer. Practical results of this method have been compared with the envelope method and measurement results. It is shown that despite the conventional AM noise suppression in balanced mixers, the near-the-carrier LO noise suppression does not occur necessarily at the center frequency of hybrid in balanced mixers. AM noise suppression values are predicted precisely. © 2006 IEEE  

In this paper, a new formulation based on conversion matrix method is proposed to analyze "near-the-carrier local ocillator (LO) noise" down conversion to IF in microwave mixers. This method could be easily applied to analyze LO noise down conversion in any type of mixer. Practical results of this method have been compared with the envelope method and measurement results. It is shown that despite the conventional AM noise suppression in balanced mixers, the near-the-carrier LO noise suppression does not occur necessarily at the center frequency of hybrid in balanced mixers. AM noise suppression values are predicted precisely. © 2009 IEEE  

In this paper an analytical formulation based on the conversion matrix approach for characterizing the oscillator noise spectra as well as the phase and amplitude noise spectra for a single-loop optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) is presented. The validity of this approach is verified by comparing our results regarding the noise spectra of the OEO against the results of two references in the literature. The first reference presents simulation results, and the second reference presents both simulation and measurement results, and good agreement is seen between the results of the new method and those of the references. The advantage of the new approach is the simplicity of the theory as well as... 

New results regarding phase and amplitude noise analysis in microwave oscillators for moderate offset frequencies from the carrier are presented. Although the phase noise process in an oscillator is a large signal non-stationary process, it is proved that for the purpose of phase noise calculations for moderate offset frequencies, the phase noise process can be considered as a small signal stationary process and by this assumption, a valid approximation of the phase noise spectrum at these offset frequencies is obtained. By this consideration, a simplified approach for the purpose of the phase and amplitude noise spectrum calculations, at far enough from the carrier offset frequencies, by... 

Varactor and bipolar junction transistor (BJT) frequency multipliers are a class of non-linear circuits that show parametric instability when the input drive is varied. If parametric oscillations are present in the circuit, output phase noise of the multiplier degrades remarkably in some specific driving levels. Phase noise analysis is performed by the conversion matrix method using generalised nodal analysis. The conversion method predicts the phase noise degradation precisely because it encompasses the effect of the noise sources that are modulated by the large signal drive. The added phase noise of a varactor and a BJT frequency doubler with subharmonic oscillation is calculated and the... 

Varactor frequency multipliers often show parametric instability with increasing RF input power. Examination of the added phase noise of the varactor frequency multipliers show that, if parametric oscillations are present in the circuit, output phase noise degrades remarkably in some specific driving levels. Phase noise analysis is done by the conversion matrix method. The conversion method predicts the phase noise degradation precisely because it encounters the noise conversion by large driving levels. The added phase noise of a varactor frequency doubler with subharmonic oscillation is calculated and the simulation results are compared with measurement results. Both simulation and...