Phase-noise analysis of injection-locked oscillators and analog frequency dividers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 393-407

  Ramírez, Franco ^a,b   Pontón, Mabel ^b   Sancho, Sergio ^a,b   Suárez, Almudena ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Circuit design; Frequency divider; Harmonic balance; Injection locked oscillator; Phase noise; Stability analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALOG CIRCUITS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PHASE NOISE;

FREQUENCY DIVIDERS; INJECTION-LOCKED OSCILLATORS;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 38849162822     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2007.914375     Document Type: Article

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