5 ps Jitter Programmable Time Interval/Frequency Generator

• Autorzy: Kwiatkowski P. , Różyc K. , Sawicki M. , Jachna Z. , Szplet R.

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DOI

10.1515/mms-2017-0009

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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A new time interval/frequency generator with a jitter below 5 ps is described. The time interval generation mechanism is based on a phase shifting method with the use of a precise DDS synthesizer. The output pulses are produced in a Spartan-6 FPGA device, manufactured by Xilinx in 45 nm CMOS technology. Thorough tests of the phase shifting in a selected synthesizer are performed. The time interval resolution as low as 0.3 ps is achieved. However, the final resolution is limited to 500 ps to maximize precision. The designed device can be used as a source of high precision reference time intervals or a highly stable square wave signal of frequency up to 50 MHz.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

time interval generator; digital-to-time converter; DDS synthesizer; phase shifting; FPGA

• Wydawca: Komitet Metrologii i Aparatury Naukowej PAN
• Czasopismo: Metrology and Measurement Systems
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 24, nr 1
• Strony: 57--68
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 26 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kwiatkowski P.

• Military University of Technology, Faculty of Electronic, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Różyc K.

• Military University of Technology, Faculty of Electronic, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Sawicki M.

• Military University of Technology, Faculty of Electronic, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Jachna Z.

• Military University of Technology, Faculty of Electronic, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Szplet R.

• Military University of Technology, Faculty of Electronic, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Uwagi

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This work was supported by the Polish National Centre for Research and Development under contract no. PBS1/B3/3/2012.

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).