Presentation 2017-03-02
Linearity Improvement Method of Fast-Chirp Signal for PLL by Using Frequency Detector and Division Ratio Modification
Osamu Wada, Hiroyuki Mizutani, Hideyuki Nakamizo, Kenichi Tajima,
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Abstract(in English) A fast-chirp signal generated by a PLL is distorted by its transient characteristic and it has overshooting around turn-around points. In this paper, a linearity improvement method of the fast-chirp signal including turn-around points for the PLL by using frequency detector and division ratio modification is proposed. In the proposed method, the PLL generates the chirp signal with division ratio with triangular wave transitions. The proposed method measures a frequency difference between the output and an ideal chirp signals, and a delay time defined as the time difference between the frequency peaks of the output and the ideal signals. And the proposed method calculates a new division ratio at advance of the delay time. In the next chirp, the chirp signal with the modified division ratio will improve the linearity of the output signal. An iteration of the measurement of the frequency error and modification of the division ratio enables higher linearity improvement in the proposed method. Experimental results show that the maximum frequency error decreases by 90.3% after 3 times of iteration compared to that without the proposed method.
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Keyword(in English) FMCW / PLL / Fast-Chirp
Paper # MW2016-197,ICD2016-127
Date of Issue 2017-02-23 (MW, ICD)

Conference Information
Committee MW / ICD
Conference Date 2017/3/2(2days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Okayama Prefectural Univ.
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Microwave Integrated Circuit / Microwave Technologies
Chair Yohei Ishikawa(Kyoto Univ.) / Minoru Fujishima(Hiroshima Univ.)
Vice Chair Takao Kuki(Kokushikan Univ.) / Kenjiro Nishikawa(Kagoshima Univ.) / Kenichi Tajima(Mitsubishi Electric) / Hideto Hidaka(Renesas)
Secretary Takao Kuki(Panasonic) / Kenjiro Nishikawa(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Kenichi Tajima(Hiroshima Univ.) / Hideto Hidaka(Univ. of Tokyo)
Assistant Naoto Sekiya(Univ. of Yamanashi) / Satoshi Ono(Univ. of Electro-Comm.) / Takashi Hashimoto(Panasonic) / Masanori Natsui(Tohoku Univ.) / Hiroyuki Ito(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Pham Konkuha(Univ. of Electro-Comm.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Microwaves / Technical Committee on Integrated Circuits and Devices
Language JPN
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
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Title (in English) Linearity Improvement Method of Fast-Chirp Signal for PLL by Using Frequency Detector and Division Ratio Modification
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) FMCW
Keyword(2) PLL
Keyword(3) Fast-Chirp
1st Author's Name Osamu Wada
1st Author's Affiliation Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(Mitsubishi Electric corp.)
2nd Author's Name Hiroyuki Mizutani
2nd Author's Affiliation Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(Mitsubishi Electric corp.)
3rd Author's Name Hideyuki Nakamizo
3rd Author's Affiliation Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(Mitsubishi Electric corp.)
4th Author's Name Kenichi Tajima
4th Author's Affiliation Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(Mitsubishi Electric corp.)
Date 2017-03-02
Paper # MW2016-197,ICD2016-127
Volume (vol) vol.116
Number (no) MW-486,ICD-487
Page pp.pp.51-54(MW), pp.51-54(ICD),
#Pages 4
Date of Issue 2017-02-23 (MW, ICD)