An electronic oscillator is an electronic circuit that produces a periodic, oscillating or alternating current (AC) signal, usually a sine wave, square...
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In electronics, a relaxation oscillator is a nonlinear electronic oscillator circuit that produces a nonsinusoidal repetitive output signal, such as a...
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The Hartley oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit in which the oscillation frequency is determined by a tuned circuit consisting of capacitors...
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vacuum tubes, is one of a number of designs for LC oscillators, electronic oscillators that use a combination of inductors (L) and capacitors (C) to produce...
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bridge oscillator is a type of electronic oscillator that generates sine waves. It can generate a large range of frequencies. The oscillator is based...
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A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses a piezoelectric crystal as a frequency-selective element. The oscillator frequency...
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Linear electronic oscillator circuits, which generate a sinusoidal output signal, are composed of an amplifier and a frequency selective element, a filter...
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A voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) is an electronic oscillator whose oscillation frequency is controlled by a voltage input. The applied input voltage...
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electronics, the dynatron oscillator, invented in 1918 by Albert Hull at General Electric, is an obsolete vacuum tube electronic oscillator circuit which uses...
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The Armstrong oscillator (also known as the Meissner oscillator) is an electronic oscillator circuit which uses an inductor and capacitor to generate an...
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The Pierce oscillator is a type of electronic oscillator particularly well-suited for use in piezoelectric crystal oscillator circuits. Named for its inventor...
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In optoelectronics, an opto-electronic oscillator (OEO) is a circuit that produces a repetitive electronic sine wave and/or modulated optical continuous...
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555 timer IC (redirect from 555 oscillator)
integrated circuit used in a variety of timer, delay, pulse generation, and oscillator applications. It is one of the most popular timing ICs due to its flexibility...
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A variable frequency oscillator (VFO) in electronics is an oscillator whose frequency can be tuned (i.e., varied) over some range. It is a necessary component...
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The Clapp oscillator or Gouriet oscillator is an LC electronic oscillator that uses a particular combination of an inductor and three capacitors to set...
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Feedback (redirect from Electronic feedback loop)
amplifier is possible. An electronic oscillator is an electronic circuit that produces a periodic, oscillating electronic signal, often a sine wave or...
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Look up oscillator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An oscillator is a device designed for oscillation. Oscillator may also refer to: Electronic oscillator...
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In electronics, the term local oscillator (LO) refers to an electronic oscillator when used in conjunction with a mixer to change the frequency of a signal...
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follower oscillator (or differential amplifier oscillator, emitter follower oscillator, source-coupled oscillator or Peltz oscillator) is an electronic oscillator...
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successor Rev2 by Dave Smith Instruments. Many voltage-controlled oscillators for electronic music are based on a capacitor charging linearly in an op-amp...
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A phase-shift oscillator is a linear electronic oscillator circuit that produces a sine wave output. It consists of an inverting amplifier element such...
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Quartz clock (category Electronic oscillators)
watches are timepieces that use an electronic oscillator regulated by a quartz crystal to keep time. This crystal oscillator creates a signal with very precise...
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to create an electronic circuit with a particular function (for example an amplifier, radio receiver, or oscillator). Basic electronic components may...
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Oscillation (redirect from Oscillator)
Meissner) oscillator Astable multivibrator Blocking oscillator Butler oscillator Clapp oscillator Colpitts oscillator Delay-line oscillator Electronic oscillator...
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circuitry-based sound generation, for instance using devices such as an electronic oscillator, theremin, or synthesizer: no acoustic waves need to be previously...
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Injection locking (redirect from Injection locked oscillator)
physical systems, however the terms are most often associated with electronic oscillators or laser resonators. Injection locking has been used in beneficial...
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Phase-locked loop (category Electronic oscillators)
grid), and other electronic applications. A simple analog PLL is an electronic circuit consisting of a variable frequency oscillator and a phase detector...
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Gunn diode (redirect from Gunn Oscillator)
discovered in 1962 by physicist J. B. Gunn. Its main uses are in electronic oscillators to generate microwaves, in applications such as radar speed guns...
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In a radio receiver, a beat frequency oscillator or BFO is a dedicated oscillator used to create an audio frequency signal from Morse code radiotelegraphy...
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was not an electronic oscillator but a mechanical one in that it generated repetitive mechanical vibrations. Electronic oscillators did not yet exist when...
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