Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
542130 Microelectronics Journal 2011 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

This paper presents a first of its kind canonic realization of active RC (ARC) sinusoidal oscillator with non-interactive/independent tuning laws, which simultaneously provides buffered quadrature voltage outputs and explicit quadrature current outputs. The proposed circuit is created using a new active building block, namely the Z-copy controlled-gain current differencing buffered amplifier (ZC-CG-CDBA). The circuit uses three resistors and two grounded capacitors, and provides independent/non-interactive control of the condition of oscillation (CO) and the frequency of oscillation (FO) by means of different resistors. Other advantageous features of the circuit are the inherent electronic tunability of the FO via controlling current gains of the active elements and the suitability to be employed as a low-frequency oscillator. A non-ideal analysis of the circuit is carried out and experimental results verifying the workability of the proposed circuit are included.

► Canonic realization of active RC sinusoidal oscillator with non-interactive tuning laws. ► Oscillator provides quadrature voltage outputs and quadrature current outputs. ► Design uses ZC-CG-CDBA, three resistors and two grounded capacitors. ► Experimental results using OPA860 validate the workability of oscillator.

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