Title :
Fractional-
Phase-Locked-Loop-Based Frequency Synthesis: A Tutorial
Author :
Su, Pin-En ; Pamarti, Sudhakar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The fundamentals and state of the art in fractional-N phase-locked-loop (PLL)-based frequency synthesis are reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on delta-sigma fractional-N PLLs and quantization noise and fractional spur suppression techniques for wide-bandwidth applications.
Keywords :
delta-sigma modulation; digital phase locked loops; frequency synthesizers; delta-sigma fractional-N PLL; fractional spur suppression techniques; fractional-N phase-locked-loop; frequency synthesis; quantization noise; Delta-sigma $(Delta{-}Sigma)$ modulators; frequency synthesizers; phase-locked loops (PLLs);
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCSII.2009.2035258