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What does the Barkhausen criterion state?

  • A.The phase margin must exceed forty-five degrees
  • B.The open-loop gain must fall at six decibels per octave
  • C.Unity loop gain with zero net phase sustains oscillation
  • D.Loop gain must exceed unity for an amplifier to be stable

Answer: C

The criterion is that a loop with unity gain and zero net phase shift around it sustains an oscillation - which is a design target for an oscillator and a condition to be avoided in an amplifier. The same statement thus appears in two topics with opposite intent. Phase margin and roll-off rate are practical measures derived from it rather than the criterion itself, and recognising the shared root explains why the two subjects use the same mathematics.

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