Andrei Grebennikov is a senior member if IEEE.  His scientific and engineering activity includes the design and development of RF and microwave power amplifiers for different powers and bandwidths, single-frequency and voltage-controlled oscillators, modulators, mixers and multipliers using any types of bipolar and field-effect transistors.  In addition to this, Andrei has experience reading lectures and classes in microwave & RF engineering as well as training and technical presentations for RF design engineers.

• About the Author ixPreface xiAcknowledgements xv1 Nonlinear circuit design methods 11.1 Spectral-domain analysis 11.1.1 Trigonometric identities 21.1.2 Piecewise-linear approximation 41.1.3 Bessel functions 81.2 Time-domain analysis 91.3 Newton–Raphson algorithm 121.4 Quasilinear method 151.5 Van der Pol method 201.6 Computer-aided analysis and design 24References 282 Oscillator operation and design principles 292.1 Steady-state operation mode 292.2 Start-up conditions 312.3 Oscillator configurations and historical aspects 362.4 Self-bias condition 432.5 Oscillator analysis using matrix techniques 502.5.1 Parallel feedback oscillator 502.5.2 Series feedback oscillator 532.6 Dual transistor oscillators 552.7 Transmission-line oscillator 602.8 Push–push oscillator 652.9 Triple-push oscillator 722.10 Oscillator with delay line 75References 793 Stability of self-oscillations 833.1 Negative-resistance oscillator circuits 833.2 General single-frequency stability condition 863.3 Single-resonant circuit oscillators 873.3.1 Series resonant circuit oscillator with constant load 873.3.2 Parallel resonant circuit oscillator with nonlinear load 883.4 Double-resonant circuit oscillator 893.5 Stability of multi-resonant circuits 913.5.1 General multi-frequency stability criterion 913.5.2 Two-frequency oscillation mode and its stability 933.5.3 Single-frequency stability of oscillator with two coupled resonant circuits 943.5.4 Transistor oscillators with two coupled resonant circuits 963.6 Phase plane method 1053.6.1 Free-running oscillations in lossless resonant LC circuits 1063.6.2 Oscillations in lossy resonant LC circuits 1083.6.3 Aperiodic process in lossy resonant LC circuits 1103.6.4 Transformer-coupled MOSFET oscillator 1123.7 Nyquist stability criterion 1133.8 Start-up and stability 118References 1254 Optimum design and circuit technique 1274.1 Empirical optimum design approach 1284.2 Analytic optimum design approach 1364.3 Parallel feedback oscillators 1384.3.1 Optimum oscillation condition 1384.3.2 Optimum MOSFET oscillator 1394.4 Series feedback bipolar oscillators 1424.4.1 Optimum oscillation condition 1424.4.2 Optimum common base oscillator 1434.4.3 Quasilinear approach 1464.4.4 Computer-aided design 1504.5 Series feedback MESFET oscillators 1524.5.1 Optimum common gate oscillator 1524.5.2 Quasilinear approach 1544.5.3 Computer-aided design 1574.6 High-efficiency design technique 1624.6.1 Class C operation mode 1624.6.2 Class E power oscillators 1654.6.3 Class DE power oscillators 1704.6.4 Class F mode and harmonic tuning 1724.7 Practical oscillator schematics 177References 1825 Noise in oscillators 1875.1 Noise figure 1875.2 Flicker noise 1965.3 Active device noise modelling 1985.3.1 MOSFET devices 1985.3.2 MESFET devices 2005.3.3 Bipolar transistors 2035.4 Oscillator noise spectrum: linear model 2055.4.1 Parallel feedback oscillator 2055.4.2 Negative resistance oscillator 2145.4.3 Colpitts oscillator 2165.5 Oscillator noise spectrum: nonlinear model 2195.5.1 Kurokawa approach 2195.5.2 Impulse response model 2245.6 Loaded quality factor 2355.7 Amplitude-to-phase conversion 2395.8 Oscillator pulling figure 241References 2456 Varactor and oscillator frequency tuning 2516.1 Varactor modelling 2516.2 Varactor nonlinearity 2556.3 Frequency modulation 2586.4 Anti-series varactor pair 2626.5 Tuning linearity 2676.5.1 VCOs with lumped elements 2676.5.2 VCOs with transmission lines 2736.6 Reactance compensation technique 2766.7 Practical VCO schematics 2806.7.1 VCO implementation techniques 2806.7.2 Differential VCOs 2866.7.3 Push–push VCOs 292References 2967 CMOS voltage-controlled oscillators 2997.1 MOS varactor 2997.2 Phase noise 3057.3 Flicker noise 3107.4 Tank inductor 3137.5 Circuit design concepts and technique 3177.5.1 Device operation modes 3177.5.2 Start-up and steady-state conditions 3217.5.3 Differential cross-coupled oscillators 3257.5.4 Wideband tuning techniques 3267.5.5 Quadrature VCOs 3317.6 Implementation technology issues 3337.7 Practical schematics of CMOS VCOs 335References 3428 Wideband voltage-controlled oscillators 3478.1 Main requirements 3478.2 Single-resonant circuits with lumped elements 3518.2.1 Series resonant circuit 3518.2.2 Parallel resonant circuit 3538.3 Double-resonant circuit with lumped elements 3568.4 Transmission line circuit realization 3608.4.1 Oscillation system with uniform transmission line 3608.4.2 Oscillation system with multi-section transmission line 3658.5 VCO circuit design aspects 3698.5.1 Common gate MOSFET and MESFET VCOs 3698.5.2 Common collector bipolar VCO 3738.5.3 Common base bipolar VCO 3768.6 Wideband nonlinear design 3788.7 Dual mode varactor tuning 3818.8 Practical RF and microwave wideband VCOs 3878.8.1 Wireless and satellite TV applications 3878.8.2 Microwave monolithic VCO design 3918.8.3 Push–push oscillators and oscipliers 394References 3969 Noise reduction techniques 3999.1 Resonant circuit design technique 3999.1.1 Oscillation systems with lumped elements 4009.1.2 Oscillation systems with transmission lines 4029.2 Low-frequency loading and feedback optimization 4109.3 Filtering technique 4169.4 Noise-shifting technique 4239.5 Impedance noise matching 4269.6 Nonlinear feedback loop noise suppression 430References 433Index 437