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Jitter measurement apparatus detecting amplitude of phase errors between information signal and synchronized clock signal

US5663942A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 1995
Grant dateSep 2, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/0908
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A read-out information signal read out from an optical disk carrier is digitized, thereby detecting an amplitude of an absolute value of a phase error between the read-out information signal and a synchronized clock signal. The synchronized clock signal is obtained by using a phase locked loop constituted by a phase detector having two outputs, that is, a phase lead and a phase lag, and a VCO operating at an average value of a differential signal representing a difference between the two outputs. A phase error amplitude is detected from a sum signal representing a sum of the two outputs of this phase detector. By appropriately displacing a focus actuator in a state where a focus control is performed, an offset compensation amount where the phase error amplitude becomes minimum is obtained.

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