Combined wide-narrow double modulation of spin-torque oscillators for improved linewidth during communication

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4077-4080

  Pogoryelov, Ye ^a   Muduli, P K ^a   Akerman, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Frequency modulation; Nanocontact; Spin torque oscillator (STO); Spintronics

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION APPLICATION; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; DOUBLE MODULATION; FREQUENCY RANGES; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; LOW FREQUENCY; MODULATION FREQUENCIES; MODULATION RATES; MODULATION SIGNALS; NANO CONTACTS; NARROW BANDWIDTH; NON-LINEARITY; OPERATING FREQUENCY; SIGNAL LINEWIDTH; SPIN TORQUE;

FREQUENCY MODULATION; MAGNETOELECTRONICS;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84867823321     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2012.2200465     Document Type: Article

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