Frequency stabilization in nonlinear micromechanical oscillators

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Antonio, Dario ^a   Zanette, Damián H ^b   López, Daniel ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENGINEERING; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MECHANICAL OSCILLATOR; OSCILLATOR;

EID: 84860469247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1813     Document Type: Article

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