Phase-noise reduction of X-band push-push oscillator with second-harmonic self-injection techniques

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-76

  Wang, To Po ^a,b   Tsai, Zuo Min ^a,b   Sun, Kuo Jung ^b   Wang, Huei ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Current source; Delay line; Flgure of merit; High Q resonator; Self injection

Indexed keywords

CURRENT SOURCES; FLGURE-OF-MERIT; HIGH-Q RESONATORS; SELF-INJECTION;

ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FEEDBACK; MICROWAVES; RESONATORS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 33846564486     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.886912     Document Type: Article

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