Phase noise in coupled oscillators: Theory and experiment

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 45, Issue 5 PART 1, 1997, Pages 604-615

  Chang, Heng Chia ^a,b   Cao, Xudong ^a,b   Mishra, Umesh K ^a,b   York, Robert A ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Am noise; Coupling topology; Noise admittance; Oscillators; Phase noise; Power spectral density

Indexed keywords

MESFET DEVICES; MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE GENERATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SYNCHRONIZATION;

COUPLING TOPOLOGY; PHASE NOISE;

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0031142148     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.575575     Document Type: Article

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