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同期現象（シンクロニゼーション）の解明，同期システムへの応用

ネットワークダイナミクス, 粘菌の分散知能の研究

注入同期のロックレンジを最大化する入力信号波形 — CMOS リングオシレータを例として —

矢部洋司，西川功，中田一紀，守川知行，関屋大雄，安藤芳晃，田中久陽
電子情報通信学会論文誌 C, 2016

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注入同期， 引き込み周波数帯（ロックレンジ）， アドラーの方程式， CMOSリングオシレータ

Abstract

注入同期により発振器の周波数安定性の向上が可能である． そのため様々な応用を念頭に盛んに研究が進められている．ところがわれわれの知る限り，注入同期の性能を最適化する理論や解析的設計手法は，これまで確立されていなかった． 本論文において，注入同期のひとつの物理的限界が存在し，これが実現可能であることを示す． 具体的にはCMOS リングオシレータを例として，実用上有用な発振器における引き込み周波数帯（ロックレンジ）の最大化が実現可能であることを理論的かつ数値的に検証する．

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