A simple analysis of the dick effect in terms of phase noise spectral densities

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 899-905

  Presti, Letizia Lo ^a   Rovera, Daniele ^a   De Marchi, Andrea ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; FREQUENCY STABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

DICK EFFECT;

ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL;

EID: 0032118283     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.710552     Document Type: Article

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