Comparison of Mathematical and Physical Phase Noise Performance in Fractional-N Synthesizers
Abstract
Fractional-N frequency synthesizers are widely employed in wireless communications to produce sinusoidal carrier signals. Traditionally, analog synthesizers have offered the best phase noise performance whilst digital synthesizers are more flexible and have also demonstrated excellent phase noise performance. In addition, hybrid architectures have looked to combine the benefits of both analog and digital. This paper provides a qualitative analysis of the performances for each architecture with an eye towards identifying their respective performance limits.
Publication Title
2020 31st Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2020
Recommended Citation
Jansen, K., & Kennedy, M. (2020). Comparison of Mathematical and Physical Phase Noise Performance in Fractional-N Synthesizers. 2020 31st Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2020 https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSC49989.2020.9180168
