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Line shape distortion in a nonlinear auto-oscillator near generation threshold: application to spin-torque
Joo-Von Kim1, Q Mistral, C Chappert
1Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale, UMR CNRS 8622, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France. joo.von.kim@u-psud.fr
Abstract:
The power spectrum of an auto-oscillator with a large frequency nonlinearity in a noisy environment is calculated. The power spectrum becomes strongly non-Lorentzian, broadened, and asymmetric near the generation threshold. A Lorentzian spectrum is recovered far below and far above the threshold, which suggests that line shape distortions provide a signature of the threshold. We show that the developed theory adequately describes the observed behavior of a strongly nonlinear spin-torque nano-oscillator.
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