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jaslovkel
Post subject: Definition of Injection Locking Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:48 am

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Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:27 am
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Location: Dallas, TX
Can anyone point me in the direction of a complete definition for what injection locking is?

I have seen this term used for oscillators and power amplifiers mostly, but I am not 100% sure what it is.

I have a feeling that it is a description of applying a signal to a circuit (mainly an oscillator) to force it to oscillate at the applied frequency rather than the 'free-running' frequency.

Thanks.

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