Design and implementation of VCDRO

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Hi every body.
I am implementing an X-band VCDRO.
I would like to know what is the maximum freq. variation range of a typical X-band VCDRO.
Please recommend a method to have variation range more than 100 MHz in the center Freq. of 9 GHz.
I want to design a PLL which it's VCO is made of DRO.
The target of my design is to reach a phase noise of 120 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz.
Any paper or ebook from you is helpful for me.
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Razavipour.
 

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In fact you don't need that big electrical tuning range. Typically a DRO is tuned roughly with a mechanical screw that adjusts the distance between the resonator and the top of the cavity. This typically has a few 100 MHz tuning range. The electrical tuning is done by coupling a varactor-loaded microstrip to the resonator. Typically something like 30 MHz tuning can be reached.
 

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