An analysis of 1/f2 phase noise in bipolar Colpitts oscillators (with a digression on bipolar differential-pair LC oscillators)

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 374-384

  Fard, All ^b,c   Andreani, Pietro ^a,d  

^a IEEE   (Denmark)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Catena   (Sweden)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Colpitts; Oscillators; Phase noise; VCOs

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR COLPITTS OSCILLATORS; LC-TANK OSCILLATOR; PHASE NOISE EXPRESSION;

BANDWIDTH; BIPOLAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

PHASE NOISE;

EID: 33847713392     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2006.889388     Document Type: Article

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