Time-to-Digital Converter With 2.1-ps RMS Single-Shot Precision and Subpicosecond Long-Term and Temperature Stability

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7312477/" target="_blank" >http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7312477/</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2015.2490418" target="_blank" >10.1109/TIM.2015.2490418</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Time-to-Digital Converter With 2.1-ps RMS Single-Shot Precision and Subpicosecond Long-Term and Temperature Stability

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper presents the design and performance measurement results of a prototype time-to-digital converter (TDC) implemented using commercially available components. The TDC is based on an interpolation principle. In this principle, the time interval is first roughly digitized by a coarse counter driven by a high-stability reference clock, and the fractions between the clock periods are measured by two high-resolution interpolators based on the time-to-amplitude conversion method. This principle ensures theoretically unlimited measurement range with fine time resolution. The TDC achieves 2.1-ps rms time interval measurement precision with a resolution of 0.17 ps and the maximum measurement rate of 200 Hz. The estimated single-channel precision is 1.5-ps rms. A unique circuit structure was developed to allow individual channel calibration after each event. During the calibration, a value corresponding to one reference clock period is obtained. This gives the TDC an outstanding long-term stability of 110 fs peak-peak and a long-term drift of 0.2 fs/h over a 24-h interval. The calibration also helps to obtain a high temperature stability of 0.2 ps/°C. The power consumption is 10 W. The circuit structure allows for programmable customization of the TDC to satisfy many potential applications in time-of-flight systems, such as laser range finding or event counting.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Time-to-Digital Converter With 2.1-ps RMS Single-Shot Precision and Subpicosecond Long-Term and Temperature Stability

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper presents the design and performance measurement results of a prototype time-to-digital converter (TDC) implemented using commercially available components. The TDC is based on an interpolation principle. In this principle, the time interval is first roughly digitized by a coarse counter driven by a high-stability reference clock, and the fractions between the clock periods are measured by two high-resolution interpolators based on the time-to-amplitude conversion method. This principle ensures theoretically unlimited measurement range with fine time resolution. The TDC achieves 2.1-ps rms time interval measurement precision with a resolution of 0.17 ps and the maximum measurement rate of 200 Hz. The estimated single-channel precision is 1.5-ps rms. A unique circuit structure was developed to allow individual channel calibration after each event. During the calibration, a value corresponding to one reference clock period is obtained. This gives the TDC an outstanding long-term stability of 110 fs peak-peak and a long-term drift of 0.2 fs/h over a 24-h interval. The calibration also helps to obtain a high temperature stability of 0.2 ps/°C. The power consumption is 10 W. The circuit structure allows for programmable customization of the TDC to satisfy many potential applications in time-of-flight systems, such as laser range finding or event counting.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

JA - Elektronika a optoelektronika, elektrotechnika

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

ISSN

0018-9456

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

65

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

328-335

Kód UT WoS článku

000369988300010

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84959367922