Coherent signal amplification in bistable nanomechanical oscillators by stochastic resonance

Nature

Volumn 437, Issue 7061, 2005, Pages 995-998

  Badzey, Robert L ^a   Mohanty, Pritiraj ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANDOM PROCESSES; RESONANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SQUIDS; STORAGE ALLOCATION (COMPUTER);

NANOMECHANICAL OSCILLATIONS; SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION; SIGNAL STRENGTH; STOCHASTIC RESONANCES;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

SILICON;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMORY CELL; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIOFREQUENCY; WHITE NOISE;

ASTACOIDEA; CEPHALOPODA; GRYLLIDAE;

EID: 27144492683     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04124     Document Type: Article

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