Phase Locked Loop Acquisition for a Noisy FM Signal

A method based upon the quasi-linearization technique of evaluating the pull-in characteristics of a phase locked loop for an angle modulated signal corrupted with Gaussian noise is presented. Experimental results along with formulas for calculating the locking range and locking time are also presented and they are in good agreement with the theoretical results. Some new findings regarding the dependence of the locking range and locking time on the modulating frequency are also incorporated.