Systematic Analysis of the Offset-PLL Output Spur Spectrum

• Main Author: 李青峰
• Other Authors: 彭松村
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04044312086679076965

博士 === 國立交通大學 === 電信工程系所 === 94 === This work presents a mechanism that explains exactly the cause of spurs at the output of offset-PLL (OPLL) transmitters. By a rigorous analysis of the relationship between the signals and disturbances in OPLL, accurate formulas are obtained which elucidate systematically the intermodulation nature of the output spur spectrum. From the analysis, it is shown that in practical situations the OPLL spurs are due to the disturbances from the VCO leakage, the LO leakage and the image signal, rather than other spurious products of the offset mixer in the loop as previously explained. The formulas give insight into OPLL circuit design and frequencies accommodation, and also clearly depict the output spur distribution in the more realistic situation when the input is modulated. A calibration procedure is also proposed for the estimation of the disturbance hard to be probed from the outside world. Finally, the formulas are verified by some elaborate experiments with extensive numerical results.