CPC H03B 5/04 (2013.01) [G01B 17/02 (2013.01); G01N 29/2437 (2013.01); G01N 29/348 (2013.01); G01N 29/4409 (2013.01); G04G 3/04 (2013.01); H03L 1/022 (2013.01); H03L 1/028 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02854 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2697 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An oscillator with minimized dependence on temperature, comprising:
a voltage-controlled oscillator VCO generating a RF frequency, which is transmitted as a plurality of short pulses to a piezoelectric transducer;
a piezoelectric receiver spaced from the piezoelectric transducer and configured to receive the plurality of short pulses;
an RF envelope detector or RF mixer configured to convert the plurality of short pulses to an amplified signal; and
a comparator configured to digitize the amplified signal and add temperature-dependent and programmed fixed delays.
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