Title :
Reducing noise in relaxation oscillators through high-order synchronisation
Author :
Maffezzoni, Paolo ; D´Amore, D.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron. e Inf., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
A method to reduce phase noise in relaxation oscillators via the injection of small-amplitude synchronisation signals is investigated. It is shown that high-order synchronisation results in a significant phase-noise reduction over a wide frequency range.
Keywords :
relaxation oscillators; high-order synchronisation; phase noise reduction; relaxation oscillators; small-amplitude synchronisation signals;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.2931
