Optimization-oriented design of free-running and tunable microwave oscillators by fully nonlinear CAD techniques (invited article)

International Journal of Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-74

  Rizzoli, Vittorio ^a   Costanzo, Alessandra ^a   Lipparini, Alessandro ^a   Cecchetti, Claudio ^b   Neri, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomous circuits; Noise; Nonlinear circuits; Oscillators; Stability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HARMONIC GENERATION; NONLINEAR NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TUNING; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

FREE RUNNING OSCILLATORS; NEAR CARRIER PHASE NOISE;

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0030779402     PISSN: 10501827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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