DocumentCode
981401
Title
Monochromaticity and Noise in a Regenerative Electrical Oscillator
Author
Golay, Marcel J.E.
Author_Institution
The Perkin-Elmer Corp., Norwalk, Conn.
Volume
48
Issue
8
fYear
1960
Firstpage
1473
Lastpage
1477
Abstract
The regenerative oscillator is postulated to be equivalent to an RLC circuit in which a negative resistance-RB, placed parallel with R, has a value which is a slowly varying function of the mean-square voltage across it. Expressions are derived for the departure from monochromaticity of the regenerative oscillator so represented, as well as for the intensity and bandwidth of the thermal noise generated in the oscillator by the resistance R.
Keywords
Circuit noise; Fluctuations; Frequency; Klystrons; Masers; Microwave oscillators; Noise generators; Phase noise; RLC circuits; Thermal resistance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IRE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-8390
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JRPROC.1960.287575
Filename
4066200
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