Purpose – The demand for higher bandwidth has resulted in the development of mm-wave phased array systems. This paper explores a technique that could be used to feed the individual antennas in a mm-wave phased array system with the appropriate phase shifted signal, to achieve required directivity. It presents differential Colpitts oscillators at 5 GHz and 60 GHz that can provide differential ou...

In this paper we deal with the observer-based asymptotic synchronization problem for a class of chaotic oscillators. Some results based on a differential algebraic approach are used in order to determine the algebraic observability of unknown variables. The strategy consists of proposing a slave system (observer) which tends to follow asymptotically the master system. The methodology is tested ...

This thesis studied the design techniques of low phase noise and wideband microwave voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) used for point-to-point radio applications. First, basic oscillator theories as well as different technologies were reviewed. Then two Cband MMIC VCOs were designed in a commercial InGaP HBT foundry process with different topologies, namely the balanced Colpitts and the bala...

A detailed description and analysis on the behaviour of a bipolar junction transistor in chaotic operation is presented. Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) are basic ingredients of chaotic Colpitts oscillators, which aim at generating chaotic signals for secure communications. The high frequency operation of the chaotic oscillators is a challenging issue due to the parasitic capacitance of the...