Title :
Determination of phase-locked loop statistics with the aid of RLC ladder networks
Author :
El-Masry, E.I. ; Martens, G.O.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Illinois, IL, USA
fDate :
1/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Transient behavior of the first-order phase-locked loop (PLL) in the presence of noise is investigated. A Fourier series with time varying coefficients is used to represent the modulo-2π phase error probability density function (pdf) in order to solve the Fokker-Planck equation. Solutions for the Fourier coefficients are obtained via simulating

ladder networks with special element values. Results are shown for cases involving various signal-to-noise (SNR) ratios and initial conditions.
Keywords :
Ladder networks; Network transient analysis; PLLs; Phase-locked loop (PLL); RLC networks; Error probability; Fourier series; Frequency; Phase locked loops; Phase noise; Probability density function; Signal to noise ratio; Statistics; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCOM.1981.1094861