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Phase Error Sensitivity to Injection Signals in Multi-Phase Injection-Locked Ring Oscillators

Signal Processing 2025-01-06 v1

Abstract

Multi-phase injection-locked ring oscillators (MP-ILROs) are widely used for multi-phase clock generation, with their phase accuracy primarily determined by the inherent accuracy of the oscillator itself, due to the suppression of input signal errors. However, a quantitative analysis of the oscillator's sensitivity to input errors remains largely unexplored. This paper presents a phasor-based analysis of injection locking, revealing that the phase error sensitivity is influenced by factors such as injection strength and the free-running frequency of the oscillator. Simulation results align closely with theoretical calculations, validating the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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@article{arxiv.2501.01580,
  title  = {Phase Error Sensitivity to Injection Signals in Multi-Phase Injection-Locked Ring Oscillators},
  author = {Zhaowen Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.01580},
  year   = {2025}
}
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