摘要 |
<p>A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is tunable over a wide frequency range while exhibiting low phase noise by dynamically switching between two or more voltage/frequency operating curves. Reference voltages establish switching thresholds for each operating curve. A control circuit compares the VCO tuning voltage to the reference threshold voltages, and based on that comparison and its previous outputs, generates switching signals effective to selectively couple and decouple one or more frequency altering devices to the VCO.</p> |