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Oscillator models are central to the study of system properties such as entrainment or synchronization. Due to their nonlinear nature, few system-theoretic tools exist to analyze those models. The paper develops a sensitivity analysis for…
When a signal is injected in a parametric oscillator close enough to its resonance, the oscillator frequency and phase get locked to those of the injected signal. Here, we demonstrate two frequency locking schemes using a Josephson mixer in…
In this paper, the performance of a binary phase shift keyed random time-hopping impulse radio system with pulse-based polarity randomization is analyzed. Transmission over frequency-selective channels is considered and the effects of…
The sensitivity in optical interferometry is strongly affected by losses during the signal propagation or at the detection stage. The optimal quantum states of the probing signals in the presence of loss were recently found. However, in…
Direct phase modulation via optical injection is a newly developed method for coding the phase of a gain-switched laser, which meets high requirements placed on transmitters for quantum key distribution: compactness, low losses,…
The precision of synchronization algorithms based on the theory of pulse-coupled oscillators is evaluated on FPGA-based radios for the first time. Measurements show that such algorithms can reach precision in the low microsecond range when…
This paper introduces on-chip integrated rotary traveling wave oscillators (RTWOs) organized into rotary oscillator array (ROA) bricks as an external perturbation to induce subharmonic injection locking (SHIL) in oscillator-based Ising…
Phase noise (PN) is a major disturbance in MIMO systems, where the contribution of different oscillators at the transmitter and the receiver side may degrade the overall performance and offset the gains offered by MIMO techniques. This is…
Interferometric phase linking (IPL) has become a prominent technique for processing images of areas containing distributed scaterrers in SAR interferometry. Traditionally, IPL consists in estimating consistent phase differences between all…
We theoretically study the carrier-envelope phase dependent inversion generated in a two-level system by excitation with a few-cycle pulse. Based on the invariance of the inversion under time reversal of the exciting field, parameters are…
Interest in free-space optics (FSO) is rapidly growing as a potential solution for the backhaul of next-generation mobile or low-orbit satellite communications. Various techniques have been suggested for employing an intelligent reflecting…
We demonstrate an analytical method for calculating the phase sensitivity of a class of oscillators whose phase does not affect the time evolution of the other dynamic variables. We show that such oscillators possess the possibility for…
A recent experimental demonstration of a parametric magnetization oscillation excited by applying a microwave voltage to a ferromagnetic metal will be applicable not only to a new magnetization switching method but also to bio-inspired…
Phase-locked solutions of coupled oscillators are studied with asymmetric coupling strengths or inhomogeneous natural frequencies. The solutions show remarkable profiles of phase lags from the pacemaker corresponding to the ratio of upward…
Phase reduction is a well-established technique used to analyze the timing of oscillations in response to weak external inputs. In the preceding decades, a wide variety of results have been obtained for weakly perturbed oscillators that…
Efficient simulation of the timing jitter in passively mode-locking lasers is key to their numerical investigation and optimization. We introduce a method based on the pulse-period fluctuation auto-correlation function and compare it…
A fast and accurate grid impedance measurement of three-phase power systems is crucial for online assessment of power system stability and adaptive control of grid-connected converters. Existing grid impedance measurement approaches…
This paper presents a system-level analytical framework for modeling and minimizing phase noise in body-biased cross-coupled LC-tank voltage-controlled oscillators (LC-VCOs). Building upon Impulse Sensitivity Function (ISF) theory, the…
Coupled nonlinear systems under certain conditions exhibit phase synchronization, which may change for different frequency bands or with presence of additive system noise. In both cases, Fourier filtering is traditionally used to preprocess…
Spontaneous locking of the phase of a coherent phonon source to an external reference is demonstrated in an optomechanical oscillator based on a self-triggered free-carrier/temperature limit cycle. Synchronization is observed when the pump…