Clock Jitter Effects on Sampling: A Tutorial

The effect of jitter in data converters is analyzed, with a focus on the frequency domain treatment of the corresponding phase noise. The analysis is mostly intuitive, to give the reader a good feeling for the mechanisms involved. Both open loop oscillators and phase locked loops are considered as clock sources. Several application examples are included to illustrate the concepts. Jitter self-referenced measurements are also covered with their relationships to jitter.