Abstract
The tracking performance of a Phase Lock Loop (PLL) is affected by
the influence of several error sources. In addition to thermal noise
and dynamic stress error, oscillator phase noise can cause significant
phase jitter which degrades the tracking performance. Oscillator
phase noise is usually caused by two different effects: Allan deviation
phase noise is caused by frequency instabilities of the receiver's
reference oscillator and the satellite's frequency standard. It can
be termed as system-inherent phase noise and is relevant for both
static and dynamic applications. "External" phase noise, however,
is caused by vibration and is a major problem for dynamic applications.
In the context of this paper, both types of phase noise will be modeled
and the resulting integrals will be evaluated for PLLs up to the
third order. Besides, phase jitter induced by thermal noise and signal
dynamics will also be discussed, thus providing all necessary formulas
for analyzing the performance of a phase lock loop in case of different
forms of stress. Since the main focus is centered on the effects
of oscillator phase noise, the overall PLL performance is graphically
illustrated with and without consideration of oscillator phase noise.
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