A self-sustaining ultrahigh-frequency nanoelectromechanical oscillator

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 342-346

  Feng, X L ^a,b   White, C J ^b   Hajimiri, A ^b   Roukes, M L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR; NANOMECHANICS;

ELECTRICAL FEEDBACK; LINEWIDTH NARROWING; NANO-ELECTROMECHANICAL; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL RESONATOR; SENSING APPLICATIONS; TIMING AND SYNCHRONIZATION; ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY;

PHASE NOISE;

ARTICLE; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRONICS; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL OSCILLATOR; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NOISE; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRATION;

EID: 44949090541     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.125     Document Type: Article

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