Discrete Oscillator Design: Linear, Nonlinear, Transient, and Noise Domains

Randall W. Rhea

This is Randy Rhea’s third book on oscillator design and is motivated by a decade of advancement in the state-of-the-art, his additional design experience and questions/feedback from his students. Discrete Oscillator Design: Linear, Nonlinear, Transient, and Noise Domains covers the practical design of high-frequency oscillators with lumped, distributed, dielectric and piezoelectric resonators. Linear, nonlinear harmonic balance, nonlinear transient and nonlinear noise analysis techniques are described in detail with many examples. All of these domains are integrated into a unified theory of oscillator design for easier understanding.

This book assumes a basic understanding of RF terminology and measurement techniques, but is not a complete mathematical treatment of oscillator theory. It covers the subject well and focuses on teaching a practical understanding of the subject (for a more rigorous book, the author recommends RF and Microwave Oscillator Design edited by Michal Odyniec). Rhea’s book covers more in-depth the areas of nonlinear and transient behavior than his previous books and includes over 40 example oscillators, many with measured data to confirm the theories presented.

The first four chapters introduce linear, nonlinear, transient and noise theory. The remaining chapters apply those techniques to examples of general purpose R-C and L-C, distributed, wide-tuning and piezoelectric oscillators. Appendix A has models for lumped elements; Appendix B covers biasing of active devices. Discrete Oscillator Design: Linear, Nonlinear, Transient, and Noise Domains does rely heavily on the use of computer simulation to analyze circuit behavior and presents the results graphically (HENESYS software suite developed by the Eagleware group of Agilent Technologies Inc.).

Rhea always offers practical approaches to understanding and practicing the theory for real world applications. His informal style is typically much more enjoyable to read than more formal publications found in technical books and articles.

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464 pages; $139, £86
ISBN: 978-1-60807-047-3