  A theoretical analysis is developed on spin-torque diode effect in nonlinear
region. An analytical solution of the diode voltage generated from spin-torque
oscillator by the rectification of an alternating current is derived. The diode
voltage is revealed to depend nonlinearly on the phase difference between the
oscillator and the alternating current. The validity of the analytical
prediction is confirmed by numerical simulation of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert
equation. The results indicate that the spin-torque diode effect is useful to
evaluate the phase of a spin-torque oscillator in forced synchronization state.
