New Rc-Active oscillator configuration employing unity-gain amplifiers
A new sinusoidal oscillator configuration is proposed which employs op-amps as unity-gain amplifiers. The proposed circuit offers independent single-element controls for adjusting the condition of oscillation and oscillation frequency and has very good frequency stability. Practically, the circuit works well over a frequency range much higher than possible with other known types of oscillators (which use op-amps as ±K-gain or infinite-gain VCVSs). The proposed configuration also provides useful prototypes to derive novel switched-capacitor oscillators.
