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What is an RF Frequency Synthesizer and Applications

Nikita Bisen by Nikita Bisen
September 10, 2022
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RF frequency synthesizer technology is widely used & there are several different types of PLL synthesizers, direct and indirect, digital & analog, etc.

  • It is an electronic circuit that generates a range of frequencies from a single reference frequency.
  • The frequency synthesizer’s outputs are related to the stability and accuracy of its reference frequency input.
  • Therefore the synthesizers use stable and accurate reference frequencies, such as those provided by a crystal oscillator.
  • The frequency synthesizer compares the phases of two input signals and produces an error signal that is proportional to the difference between their phases.
  • The error signal is then given to low pass filtered and used to drive a VCO then it gives an output frequency.
  • The output frequency is going through a frequency divider back to the input of the system, producing a negative feedback loop.
  • The output frequency is the drain, then the phase error signal will increase and drive the frequency in the opposite direction so, the error is reduced.
  • Therefore, the output is locked to the frequency at the other input.
  • This other input is usually derived from a crystal oscillator, which is very stable in frequency and is also called a reference.
  • The block diagram below shows the basic elements and arrangement of a PLL-based frequency synthesizer.
  • A frequency synthesizer is the ability to generate multiple frequencies is the divider placed between the output and the feedback input.
Block Diagram of Frequency Synthesizer
  • This is usually in the form of a digital counter, with the output signal acting as a clock signal.
  • It is digital, is very easy to interface to other digital components or a microprocessor and this circuit is straightforward to implement using flip-flops.
  • It allows the frequency output by the synthesizer to be easily controlled by a digital system.

Applications of Frequency Synthesizer

  • This synthesizer is used in many devices like radio receivers, televisions, mobile telephones, radiotelephones, walkie-talkies, CB radios, cable television converter boxes, satellite receivers, and GPS systems.
  • The techniques used in frequency synthesizers are frequency multiplication, frequency division, direct digital synthesis, frequency mixing, and in PLLs to generate its frequencies.
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