Perhaps the simplest Colpitts oscillator to construct and get running. Because there is no load on the inductor a high "Q" circuit results with a high L/C. Colpitts Oscillator Tutorial and the theory behind the design of the Colpitts Oscillator which uses a LC Oscillator tank circuit to generate sine waves. The Colpitts Oscillator Circuit Characterised By Tapping The Midpoint Of The Capacitive ...

A MMIC colpitts oscillator in push-push configuration is presented using InGaP/GaAs HBTs. The output at the second harmonic enhances the frequency range while preserving the well-known advantages of the Colpitts concept. Moreover, additional features like enhanced load-pull immunity and inherent frequency divider functionality are included. The MMIC VCO reaches state-of-the-art phasenoise perfo...

This paper presents the derivations of the voltage transfer functions of the amplifier A, the feedback network β, and the loop gain T of the common-drain (CD) Colpitts oscillator, using the small-signal model of the CD Colpitts oscillator. The derivation of the characteristic equation of the CD Colpitts oscillator is presented. Using the characteristic equation, the equation for the oscillation...

This paper presents a systematic approach to designing negative-resistance and Colpitts oscillators using p-HEMT transistor. Various models such as, common source and common gate configuration in negative-resistance oscillators, common source series feedback in Colpitts oscillator is selected to analyze the output power and stability presented by the p-HEMT transistor. These oscillators are des...

-In this paper a low voltage Colpitts chaotic oscillator is proposed, based on an Electrically Programmable Analog Device matched Pair Mosfet Array (EPAD). The Oscillator is capable of producing chaotic carriers in very low supply voltages, this feature is very useful in mobile and low power consumption utilities. Key-Words: Chaos, Colpitts Oscillator, Low Voltage, EPAD.

This study integrates a MOS varactor into one of feedback capacitors in the half circuit of a balanced Colpitts VCO. This leads to significant increase of the negative resistance of the balanced Colpitts VCO, thereby ensuring stable start-up of oscillation even at the sub-1-V supply voltage and causing further signal swing in the tank.

A novel version of chaotic Colpitts oscillator is described. Instead of a linear loss resistor, it includes an extra inductor and a diode in the collector circuit of the transistor. The modified circuit in comparison with the common Colpitts oscillator may generate chaotic oscillations at the fundamental frequency f∗ noticeably closer to the threshold frequency fT of the employed bipolar juncti...

-In this paper a two dimensional chaotic modulator is proposed, based on an electronic controlled Colpitts Oscillator. The modulator is capable of producing constellations of distinct chaotic patterns in a bifurcation diagram, by creating pairs of specific characteristic values. Key-Words: Chaos, Colpitts Oscillator, Modulator, Voltage Controled Oscilator.

An analysis is presented in this contribution to describe the steady-state amplitude of a CMOS LC Colpitts oscillator, as well as its response to small interferences. The problem of signal dependency of noise sources is also addressed. The general conclusions of the analysis are applicable to most LC oscillators. The procedure to perform a general analysis for an arbitrary LC oscillator is outl...

In this paper, dual synchronization of a hybrid system containing a chaotic Colpitts circuit and a Chua’s circuit, connected by an additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel, is studied via numeric simulations. The extended Kalman filter (EKF) is employed as the response system to achieve the dual synchronization. Two methods are proposed and investigated. The first method treats the combinat...