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A novel scheme suitable for the emulation of fractional-order capacitors and inductors of any order less than 2 is presented in this work. Classically, fractional-order impedances are characterized in the frequency domain by a fractional-order Laplacian of the form \(s^{\pm \alpha }\) with an order \(0<\alpha <1\). The ideal inductor and capacitor correspond, respectively, to setting \(\alpha =\pm 1\). In the range \(1<\alpha <2\), fractional-order impedances can still be obtained before turning into a Frequency- Dependent Negative Resistor (FDNR) at \(\alpha =\pm 2\). Here, we propose an electronically tunable fractional-order impedance emulator with adjustable order in the full range \(0<\alpha <2\). The values of the emulated capacitance/inductance, as well as the bandwidth of operation, are also electronically adjustable. The post- layout simulation results confirm the correct operation of the proposed circuits.
















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Kapoulea, S., Tsirimokou, G., Psychalinos, C. et al. Generalized Fully Adjustable Structure for Emulating Fractional-Order Capacitors and Inductors of Orders less than Two. Circuits Syst Signal Process 39, 1797–1814 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00034-019-01252-5
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