DocumentCode
649288
Title
Transition from locking to pulling in injection-locked dividers
Author
Buonomo, A. ; Lo Schiavo, Alessandro
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Ing. dell´Inf., Seconda Univ. degli Studi di Napoli, Aversa, Italy
fYear
2013
fDate
4-7 Aug. 2013
Firstpage
764
Lastpage
767
Abstract
A comprehensive methodology of analysis of Injection-Locked Frequency Dividers (ILFDs) allows us not only to estimate the locking range, the amplitude and the phase of the locked oscillations and their stability, but also to investigate the transition from the locking mode to the pulling mode, that happens in proximity of the boundaries of the locking region. We highlight that there exists a border region where the two modes of operation can coexist and the occurrence of one mode, or the other, depends only on the initial conditions. Numerical simulations confirm analytical predictions.
Keywords
circuit oscillations; frequency dividers; frequency divider stability; injection locked frequency divider; locked oscillation; locking mode; locking range; locking-pulling transition; pulling mode; Analog frequency dividers; injection locking; injection-locked frequency dividers; synchronization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2013 IEEE 56th International Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location
Columbus, OH
ISSN
1548-3746
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSCAS.2013.6674761
Filename
6674761
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