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1. Injection-Locking of Oscillators: An Overview

Author : Fei Yuan

Published in: Injection-Locking in Mixed-Mode Signal Processing

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This chapter provides an overview of injection-locking and its applications in mixed-mode signal processing. The classification of oscillators is provided. It browses through the development of the injection-locking of oscillators with an emphasis on the characterization of injection-locked oscillators. First-harmonic methods for analyzing harmonic oscillators in weak injection are presented. It is followed with the presentation of first-harmonic methods for the analysis of harmonic oscillators in both weak and strong injection. Frequency regenerative injection specifically tailored for frequency multiplication and frequency division is explored. First-harmonic balance method capable of analyzing harmonic oscillators in first-harmonic, superharmonic, and subharmonic injections is studied. The progressive multiphase injection of ring oscillators with multiple injections is examined. The effective injection signaling arising from the nonlinearity of oscillators under injection and obtained by analyzing the Volterra circuits of the oscillators under injection is described. The chapter also briefly browses through the key applications of the injection-locking of oscillators.

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Title: Injection-Locking of Oscillators: An Overview
Author: Fei Yuan
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Injection-Locking in Mixed-Mode Signal Processing
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-17362-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-17364-7

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17364-7_1