Title :
Application of the moment condition to noise simulation and to stability analysis
Author :
Vernotte, François
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Astrophysique, Obs. de Besancon, France
fDate :
4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is well-known that low frequency noises (flicker FM and random walk FM) are not stationary; it is not possible to define either the mean value or the (true) variance. Therefore, the use of a stationary approach yields convergence problems unless a low cut-off frequency is introduced, the physical meaning of which is not clear. The moment condition explains the link between insensitivity to drifts and convergence for low frequency noises in a stationary approach. This condition may be summarized by the following consideration: the divergence effect of a low frequency noise for the lowest frequencies induces a false drift with random drift coefficients; the lower the low cut-off frequency, the higher the variance of the coefficients of this drift. These variances may be known by theoretical calculations. The order of the drift is directly linked to the power law of the noise. The moment condition is demonstrated and applied for creating new estimators (new variances) and for simulating low frequency noises with a very low cut-off frequency.
Keywords :
circuit noise; circuit stability; convergence; estimation theory; flicker noise; frequency modulation; network analysis; parameter estimation; random noise; LF noise; convergence properties; divergence effect; drift insensitivity; drift parameter estimation; estimators; flicker FM; low frequency noise; moment condition; noise power law; noise simulation; random walk FM; stationary approach; 1f noise; Analytical models; Convergence; Cutoff frequency; Fluctuations; Frequency estimation; Low-frequency noise; Oscillators; Sampling methods; Stability analysis;
Journal_Title :
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on