Barkhausen stability criterion
It states that if A is the gain of the amplifying element in the circuit and β(jω) is the transfer function of the feedback path, so βA is the loop gain around the feedback loop of the circuit, the circuit will sustain steady-state oscillations only at frequencies for which:
- The loop gain is equal to unity in absolute magnitude.
- The phase shift around the loop is zero or an integer multiple of 2π
