A stability analysis technique of microwave amplifiers, valid for large-or small-signal
regimes, is presented. The technique calculates the system poles and zeroes from a closed …

It is common knowledge that stability analysis is a critical step of RF design flow. Nowadays
powerful CAD tools allow accurate simulation of the performances of microwave and RF …

The higher sensitivity to noise of nonlinear systems near the onset of instability is analyzed
here. The analysis is particularized to synchronized oscillators, studying the influence of the …

A new systematic method is presented for the design of high-efficiency microwave
oscillators. It is based on the control of the transistor output-voltage waveform, through the …

This paper presents a method for the investigation of AC and large signal steady-state
stability of electrical (analog/RF) circuits. In both cases stability/instability are detected …

Different approaches for stability analysis of large-signal steady states in the harmonic
domain have been developed in recent years. Particular efforts have been focused on …

In this paper an approach for stability analysis of microwave oscillators is proposed. Using
the perturbation theory and averaging method, a theorem which relates the oscillation …

In an injected oscillator, synchronization bands (or Arnold tongues) are theoretically
obtained at rational ratios between the frequencies of the generator and the self-oscillation …

The use of harmonic balance standard simulations and system identification methods to
analyze the nonlinear behavior of high‐frequency circuits is reported. In order to illustrate …

This paper presents a production-oriented chip-set to be used as the circuitry needed to
implement the necessary RF functionalities of a new generation of S-band satellite …