DocumentCode
1267004
Title
Efficient Calculation of the Impulse Sensitivity Function in Oscillators
Author
Levantino, Salvatore ; Maffezzoni, Paolo ; Pepe, Federico ; Bonfanti, Andrea ; Samori, Carlo ; Lacaita, Andrea L.
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Elettron. e Inf., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Volume
59
Issue
10
fYear
2012
Firstpage
628
Lastpage
632
Abstract
This brief describes a simple method to compute the impulse sensitivity function (ISF) of oscillators by means of the periodic transfer function analysis that is available in most of the commercial circuit simulators. The proposed calculation method, relying on linear-time variant simulations, is at least an order of magnitude more efficient than a conventional direct computation of the ISF based on transient analysis.
Keywords
oscillators; transfer functions; ISF; circuit simulator; impulse sensitivity function; linear-time variant simulation; oscillator; periodic transfer function analysis; Amplitude modulation; Harmonic analysis; Phase noise; Sensitivity; Transient analysis; Phase noise; radio-frequency oscillator;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1549-7747
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCSII.2012.2208679
Filename
6272332
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