High-Q active resonators using amplifiers and their applications to low phase-noise free-running and voltage-controlled oscillators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2621-2626

  Lee, Young Taek ^a   Lee, Jaechun ^a   Nam, Sangwook ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Active resonator; Oscillator; Phase noise; Quality (Q) factor

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NEGATIVE RESISTANCE; NOTCH FILTERS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

ACTIVE RESONATORS; PHASE NOISE; PLANAR RESONATORS; QUALITY (Q) FACTOR;

RESONATORS;

EID: 9244242019     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.837199     Document Type: Conference Paper

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