Design and simulation of pulse generator for UWB based on LC-tank differential oscillators topology

Abstract

This paper presents a detailed analysis, design and simulation of pulse generator for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) based on LC-tank differential oscillators topology. The differential oscillators with a cross-coupled NMOS pair and a tail current source are used to achieve more positive gain and generate negative resistance to the LC-tank. Besides, this oscillator is suitable for UWB high frequency and low power applications. The UWB pulse generator is composed of a simple on-off keying (OOK) modulated and LC-tank differential oscillators. The circuit of UWB pulse generator designed and simulated in 0.13 um CMOS technology. The UWB pulse generator generates a pulse for the 6 - 10 GHz UWB transmitter. Simulation results show a pulse width of 586 ps, a peak to peak amplitude pulse of 88.6 mV from the 1.2 V power supply and the die area of 0.22 mm². The average power consumption of approximately 0.55 mW and an energy consumption of 1.1 pJ/pulse at 500 MHz pulse repetition rate (PRR) are observed.