Analytical comparison between time- and frequency-domain techniques for phase-noise analysis

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2353-2361

  Suárez, Almudena ^a,b   Sancho, Sergio ^b   Ver Hoeye, Samuel ^b   Portilla, Joaquín ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Harmonic balance analysis; Nonlinear oscillators; Phase noise

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MODULATION; FLOQUET THEORY; FREE-RUNNING OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT; HARMONIC-BALANCE ANALYSIS; IMPULSE SENSITIVITY FUNCTION; NONLINEAR OSCILLATOR; PHASE NOISE ANALYSIS;

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0036772169     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2002.803457     Document Type: Article

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