Nonlinear analysis of the Colpitts oscillator and applications to design

Authors
Maggio, GM De Feo, O Kennedy, MP
Citation
Gm. Maggio et al., Nonlinear analysis of the Colpitts oscillator and applications to design, IEEE CIRC-I, 46(9), 1999, pp. 1118-1130
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS I-FUNDAMENTAL THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
ISSN journal
10577122 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1118 - 1130
Database
ISI
SICI code
1057-7122(199909)46:9<1118:NAOTCO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
This paper reports a methodological approach to the analysis and design of sinusoidal oscillators based on bifurcation analysis. The simple Colpitts o scillator is taken as an example to demonstrate this nonlinear approach for both the nearly sinusoidal and chaotic modes of operation. In particular, it is shown how regular and irregular (chaotic) oscillations can be generat ed, depending on the circuit parameters.