Time-domain modelling and performance research of millimeter-wave all-digital phase-locked loop

Abstract

In this paper, a modified time-domain model of millimeter-wave all-digital phase-locked loop (ADPLL) is implemented. In order to reflect the true behaviour of ADPLL, a quantified output digitally controlled-oscillator (DCO) with time domain jitter is proposed. In this ADPLL time-domain model, the DCO model can only output discrete frequency points to imitate the quantization effect of true DCO, and the overlap of different level tuning band is added into this model to imitate the true situation. In addition, the DCO time domain jitter and wander are also added into this model by using the Box-Muller method. Finally, a period estimation method is used to calculate the phase power spectrum density of the output signal, and then the phase noise is obtained through subsequent processing.