Excess phase in oscillators or phase locked loops is a very important design specification typically modelled as a continuous time signal. In this paper we explain why, when the quantity of interest is jitter, excess phase should be treated as a discrete quantity. This treatment helps explaining noise folding in frequency dividers and analyse its consequences in Phase Locked Loops.
Fonseca, HHayatleh, KTerzopoulos, NLidgey, FSebu, C
Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment\Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Year of publication: 2014Date of RADAR deposit: 2016-02-17