注入同期のロックレンジを最大化する入力信号波形 — CMOS リングオシレータを例として —

矢部洋司,西川功,中田一紀,守川知行,関屋大雄,安藤芳晃,田中久陽
電子情報通信学会論文誌 C, 2016

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注入同期, 引き込み周波数帯(ロックレンジ), アドラーの方程式, CMOSリングオシレータ

Abstract

注入同期により発振器の周波数安定性の向上が可能である. そのため様々な応用を念頭に盛んに研究が進められている.ところがわれわれの知る限り,注入同期の性能を最適化する理論や解析的設計手法は,これまで確立されていなかった. 本論文において,注入同期のひとつの物理的限界が存在し,これが実現可能であることを示す. 具体的にはCMOS リングオシレータを例として,実用上有用な発振器における引き込み周波数帯(ロックレンジ)の最大化が実現可能であることを理論的かつ数値的に検証する.

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