Title :
Low-noise phase lock of high spectral purity 100 MHz VCXO to a high stability 10 MHz reference oscillator
Author :
Santarelli, G. ; Lours, M. ; Rovera, G.D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Primaire du Temps et des Frequences, BNM-Obs. de Paris, Paris, France
fDate :
5/9/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A low-noise phase-locked loop based on a digital frequency divider is presented. This PLL is used to phase lock a 100 MHz VCXO to a high stability 10 MHz reference oscillator. The measured residual phase noise of the dividers and of the locked VCXO are reported
Keywords :
VHF oscillators; circuit noise; circuit stability; crystal oscillators; digital phase locked loops; phase locked oscillators; phase noise; voltage-controlled oscillators; 10 MHz; 100 MHz; RF oscillators; digital frequency divider; high spectral purity VCXO; high stability reference oscillator; low-noise PLL; low-noise phase locking; phase-locked loop; residual phase noise;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960581
