Exercise 9.11 An harmonic oscillator?

(a)
(b)

An answer:
H1() = Av jωLR 1 + jωLR H2() = jωLR 1 + jωLR H3() = 1 1 + jωRC H4() = 1 1 + jωRC
(c)

An answer:
Hloop() = Av jωLR 1 + jωLR jωLR 1 + jωLR 1 1 + jωRC 1 1 + jωRC = Av (jωLR) (jωLR) (1 + jωLR) (1 + jωLR) (1 + jωRC) (1 + jωRC)

This has a real numerator and a complex denominator. If the denominator is real for a specific non-zero and finite ω then the circuit can oscillate harmonically.

Hloop() = Av (jωLR) (jωLR) 1 + 2(L R + RC) + j2ω2(L2 R2 + 4LC + R2C2) + 2j3ω3(L2C R + LC2R) + j4ω4L2C2

This is obviously possible for the derived loopgain.

(d)

An answer:
For this, the denominator of the loop gain needs to be set to a real value for a finite, non-zero ω. This follows from solving the equation 2(L R + RC) jω2 2(L2C R + LC2R) = 0

This is obviously possible for the derived loopgain.

(e)

An answer:
Not applicable.