Methods of precise determining the transfer function of picosecond time-to-digital converters

Abstract

We present two main ways to precisely create the equivalent transfer function of picosecond time-to-digital converters based on commonly used method with tapped time coding delay lines. The ways consist either in evaluation of the quantization steps boundaries of the delay lines or in summation of numbers of the line quantization steps. The paper contains results of comprehensive analysis of both methods. The advantage and high versatility of the addition method is demonstrated.

Keywords

• time-to-digital converter
• equivalent conversion function
• delay line
• multi-edge coding
• waveunion