• DocumentCode
    825261
  • Title

    A Versatile Time-Domain Approach to Simulate Oscillators in RF Circuits

  • Author

    Maffezzoni, Paolo

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Elettron. ed Inf., Politec. di Milano, Milan
  • Volume
    56
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    594
  • Lastpage
    603
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a versatile simulation technique for the time-domain analysis of RF oscillators. The method blends the superior accuracy and robustness of implicit Runge-Kutta integration formulas with the high efficiency of a particular envelope-following technique. The method can be applied to study both transient and steady-state responses of autonomous and nonautonomous circuits and can also be applied to the case of harsh nonlinear oscillator topologies.
  • Keywords
    network topology; radiofrequency oscillators; time-domain analysis; RF circuits; RF oscillators; Runge-Kutta integration formulas; envelope-following technique; time-domain analysis; versatile simulation technique; versatile time-domain approach; Envelope following method; RF circuits; implicit Runge– Kutta; oscillators; time-domain simulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1549-8328
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCSI.2008.2002659
  • Filename
    4588358