Stability analysis of self-injection-locked oscillators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1989-1993

  Chang, Heng Chia ^a  

^a Blue 7 Communications Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

AM noise; Delay line; Feedback loop; Injection lock; Noise; Oscillator; Parallel resonant; Phase (PM) noise; Resonator; Self injection lock; Series resonant; Stability

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; MESFET DEVICES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SYSTEM STABILITY;

SELF INJECTION LOCKS;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0041534371     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.815863     Document Type: Review

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