Phase and amplitude noise analysis in microwave oscillators using nodal harmonic balance

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1568-1583

  Sancho, Sergio ^a,b   Suárez, Almudena ^a,b   Ramirez, Franco ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microwave oscillator; Nonlinear computer aided design (CAD); Phase noise

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE NOISE ANALYSIS; HARMONIC BALANCE; NONLINEAR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD); STEADY-STATE SOLUTIONS;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; HARMONIC GENERATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE NOISE;

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EID: 34547339236     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2007.900213     Document Type: Article

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