Simplified phase noise model for negative-resistance oscillators and a comparison with feedback oscillator models

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 382-390

  Everard, Jeremy ^a   Xu, Min ^a   Bale, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE ELEMENTS; COMPLEX ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK OSCILLATORS; NOISE CURRENT; NOISE FLOOR; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIMPLE CIRCUITS;

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); RESONANT CIRCUITS;

PHASE NOISE;

EID: 84859725826     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2207     Document Type: Conference Paper

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