Wide band, low noise and high resolution synthesizer

摘要

A frequency synthesizer includes a direct digital synthesizer (DDS), a digital-to-analog converter for converting the output of the DDS to a DDS output signal, a first bandpass filter for filtering the DDS output signal, a single side band mixer for mixing the filtered DDS output signal with a mixing frequency signal, a divider for dividing the mixer output, a second bandpass filter for filtering the mixer output, and a phase lock loop for turning the filtered mixer output into a signal of the desired frequency. This frequency synthesizer combines the high resolution of a DDS with high bandwidth and low noise. <IMAGE>