Recent advancements in nanophotonics are moving beyond isotropic noble metals to achieve dynamic and directional control over ...

At the resonant frequency of the crystal there is the required 180 degree phase shift across the crystal to sustain oscillation. What you have just read is a very basic primer in what a crystal is, ...

In the previous segment of this article series, we discussed in detail the operation of a crystal oscillator. We’ll now extend the discussion to various parameters associated with crystal oscillators ...

A quartz crystal's case will be stamped with the devices' rated operating frequency, but that number is only an approximation to the real story which is that there is more than one crystal resonant ...

We’ve read a lot about oscillators, but crystal oscillators seem to be a bit of a mystery. Hobby-level books tend to say, build a circuit like this and then mess with it until it oscillates.

Using this Pierce-oscillator circuit, users can test and verify the basic operation of a crystal in parallel-resonance mode. It allows the user to calculate and set the critical external capacitor ...

Just as most electronic products today contain at least one embedded controller, most also have at least one crystal oscillator. In fact, some multiprotocol networking and telecom equipment can ...