General oscillator characterization using linear open-loop S-parameters

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 6 I, 2001, Pages 1094-1100

  Randall, Mitch ^b   Hock, Terry ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Closed loop gain; Linear design; Oscillator; Oscillator stability; S parameters

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATOR STABILITY;

BODE DIAGRAMS; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GAIN MEASUREMENT; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NYQUIST DIAGRAMS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; SYSTEM STABILITY;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0035368927     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.925496     Document Type: Article

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