Nature

Optical Phase-Locked Loop Technologies in Communication Systems

Optical phase-locked loops (OPLLs) are closed-loop control systems that stabilise and synchronise the phase of a slave laser with respect to a reference source, enabling coherent optical generation ...
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Figure 2. Die micrograph of the proposed digital phase locked loop (PLL) (IMAGE)

The total power consumption of the proposed PLL is only 8.89 mW from a 1 V supply, which leads to a figure of merit of reference of -247.4 dB. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial ...
Electronic Design

How to Design Very Wide Loop BW High-Performance PLL Frequency Synthesizers (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of a three-part series. As modern wireless communications systems (mainly superheterodyne radio transceivers) are now required to deliver higher performance than ever before, they’re ...
Electronic Design

National Semiconductor single-chip PLL and VCO boasts low phase noise

National Semiconductor Corporation (www.national.com) has introduced the LMX2531, a monolithic phase-locked loop and voltage-controlled oscillator (PLL + VCO) integrated circuit with a frequency range ...