Nonlinear analysis of the Colpitts oscillator and applications to design

Authors

Gian Mario Maggio, University of California, San Diego
Oscar De Feo, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Michael Peter Kennedy, IEEEFollow

Abstract

This paper reports a methodological approach to the analysis and design of sinusoidal oscillators based on bifurcation analysis. The simple Colpitts oscillator 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 generated, depending on the circuit parameters.

Publication Title

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications

Recommended Citation

Maggio, G., De Feo, O., & Kennedy, M. (1999). Nonlinear analysis of the Colpitts oscillator and applications to design. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, 46 (9), 1118-1130. https://doi.org/10.1109/81.788813