Feedback-induced phase noise in microcantilever-based oscillators

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 188-194

  Malo, Javier ^a   Izpura, José Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automatic gain control; Displacement Feedback; Microcantilever; Oscillating loops; Phase noise; Speed Feedback

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL; ELECTRONIC FEEDBACK; FEED-BACK LOOP; FEEDBACK FORCES; FREQUENCY NOISE; IN-PHASE; LOOP GAINS; MICRO-CANTILEVERS; MICROCANTILEVER; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; RESONANT MICROCANTILEVERS; SPEED FEEDBACK; STATIC FREQUENCY;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; GAIN CONTROL; NANOCANTILEVERS; PHASE NOISE; RESONANCE;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 71749113769     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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