Frequency stability in resonator-stabilized oscillators

Author

Filicori, Fabio ; Vannini, Giorgio

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Comput. Sci. & Syst., Bologna Univ., Italy

Volume

37

Issue

11

fYear

1990

fDate

11/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1440

Lastpage

1444

Abstract

A simplified stability analysis of resonator-stabilized oscillators is carried out by using the describing function approach. On this basis a criterion for the evaluation and optimization of the frequency stabilization introduction in an oscillator by a resonating element with a large quality factor is proposed. In particular, a frequency-stabilization index which can be conveniently used in the design of highly stable oscillators is defined. The validity of this performance index has been verified in the design of microwave oscillators using dielectric resonators as frequency-stabilizing elements

Keywords

dielectric resonators; frequency stability; microwave oscillators; oscillators; resonators; solid-state microwave circuits; stability criteria; DRO; describing function; dielectric resonators; frequency-stabilization index; large quality factor; microwave oscillators; performance index; resonator-stabilized oscillators; stability analysis; Circuit stability; Dielectrics; Microwave oscillators; Neural networks; Performance analysis; Q factor; RLC circuits; Resonant frequency; Signal processing; Stability analysis;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-4094

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/31.62420

Filename

62420