Theory of Frequency Syntesis
- 1 March 1968
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
- Vol. 17 (1) , 56-68
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.1968.4313664
Abstract
The design of a system for the synthesis of one frequency from another is discussed in terms of mathematical methods of approximating real numbers, the ratio of the frequencies being the number approximated. A general equation describing the frequency synthesis process is derived and it is shown, using charts, how block diagrams for a frequency synthesizer can be developed from the solutions of this equation. Examples are given for a synthesizer which compares the frequency of an ammonia N15H3 maser with a standard frequency of 5 MHz, and for a synthesizer which offsets a standard frequency of 100 kHz by steps of 1×10-5 Hz.Keywords
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