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Novel voltage/current-mode quadrature oscillator using current differencing transconductance amplifier

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This letter proposes a new realization of voltage/current-mode (CM) quadrature oscillator (QO) using Current Differencing Transconductance Amplifier (CDTA) as the active element. The proposed circuit employs canonic number of components, namely two CDTAs, one resistor and two grounded capacitors. The oscillator is capable of providing two explicit quadrature current outputs and two quadrature voltage outputs. Moreover, the circuit enjoys the advantage of independent control of condition of oscillation (CO) and frequency of oscillation (FO). The non-ideal analysis and sensitivity study of the circuit has been carried out and the circuit exhibits a good sensitivity performance. B2SPICE simulation results are included that validate the working of the circuit.

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The author would like to thank Prof. Raj Senani, the Director, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, India, who has always been a source of immense motivation and academic help. The author would also like to thank the reviewers for their valuable suggestions, which have helped in improving the manuscript.

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Lahiri, A. Novel voltage/current-mode quadrature oscillator using current differencing transconductance amplifier. Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 61, 199–203 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-009-9291-0

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