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PHASE-LOCKED LOOP [1 record]

Record 1 2002-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Systems
DEF

An electronic circuit that controls an oscillator so that it maintains a constant phase angle relative to a reference signal.

OBS

Phase-locked loops are widely used in space communications for coherent carrier tracking and threshold extension, bit synchronization, and symbol synchronization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Électrotechnique
  • Ensembles électroniques
OBS

Désigne le montage formé d'un oscillateur à phase asservie, ainsi que du comparateur de phase et du filtre associés. Ne pas employer boucle à verrouillage de phase.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Electrotecnia
  • Sistemas electrónicos
DEF

Circuito que actúa como un comparador de fase mediante la comparación de la frecuencia de un oscilador conocido con una señal entrante y después realimenta la salida del detector para mantener el oscilador en fase con la frecuencia entrante.

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