On 8 Oct 2014 20:26, "Bob Camp" <kb...@n1k.org> wrote: > > Hi > > It’s called injection locking. The two oscillators (or what ever) lock up at exactly the same frequency and some arbitrary phase. Depending on the amplitude and phase at the sum point, the result can be anything from +6 db to zero power. Anything that oscillates can injection lock if given the right feedback at the right point. > > The gotcha is that they are at the same frequency, so they add as voltages rather than power. In phase, equal amplitude, you get 6 db more power. Exactly 180 degrees out of phase and exactly equal power and you get nothing (no power at all) at the sum point. Off by a fraction of a degree or a fraction of a db and you still get roughly 6 db in the zero degree case.
But while voltages could double, that is not going to happen if something limits the current. > Bob _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.