Phase-noise analysis in rotary traveling-wave oscillators using simple physical model

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1465-1474

  Takinami, Koji ^a   Walsworth, Rich ^b   Osman, Saleh ^a   Beccue, Steve ^b  

^a PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b MultiGig Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Phase noise; Rotary traveling wave; Standing wave; Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO)

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION; PHASE NOISE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL INTERPRETATION; PHYSICALLY BASED; SIMPLE PHYSICAL MODELS; STANDING WAVE; THERMALLY INDUCED; TRAVELING WAVE; VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR; WAVE OSCILLATORS;

ELASTIC WAVES; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; PHASE NOISE; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

WAVES;

EID: 77955689946     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2047914     Document Type: Article

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