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crystal oscillator

[¦krist·əl ′äs·ə‚lād·ər]
(electronics)
An oscillator in which the frequency of the alternating-current output is determined by the mechanical properties of a piezoelectric crystal. Also known as piezoelectric oscillator.
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crystal oscillator

An oscillator that uses a quartz crystal to generate a frequency. Such devices generally output a fixed frequency, but some can be controlled by a tuning voltage over a small range. Contrast with VCO.
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Although a MEMS-based oscillator appears to be straightforward, the development work required to achieve performance comparable to quartz crystal oscillators has been significant.
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The students mixed the output signal of the crystal oscillator under test with a 10-MHz nonaccelerated reference signal via a frequency mixer.
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The RFV300 voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (VCXO) series features low jitter and phase noise, allowing full use of the allotted bandwidth in a system, as well as lower bit rate errors in optical data communications.
VCXOs. (New Products: Sources)
The model FTS501AH oven compensated crystal oscillator (OCXO) meets stratum level accuracy requirements for telecommunications applications, making it ideal for use in base stations, telecom switching, GPS and LAN/WAN applications as well as in test and satellite equipment.
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The VC-TCXO HFX series temperature-compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) is designed to increase performance for GSM and CDMA products.
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