Optimized design of pulsed waveform oscillators

Summary form only given, as follows. We present a technique for the optimized design of pulsed-waveform oscillators using a short nonlinear transmission line (NLTL). A procedure for an accurate calculation of the phase sensitivity functions in harmonic balance is presented. The influence of key design elements on the oscillator efficiency, duty cycle, and phase noise is analyzed. The predictions using stationary and cyclostationary noise-source models are compared. All techniques have been applied to a pulsed oscillator at 900 MHz.