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An Eight-Channel 4.5-ps Precision Timestamps-Based Time Interval Counter in FPGA Chip


Abstract:

We present the design, operation, and test results of a new integrated time interval (TI) counter that provides high resolution (1.9 ps), low measurement uncertainty (bel...Show More

Abstract:

We present the design, operation, and test results of a new integrated time interval (TI) counter that provides high resolution (1.9 ps), low measurement uncertainty (below 4.5-ps rms in advanced measurement modes), and wide measurement range (above 1 h, easily extendable). Fundamental for the counter, TI measurements are simultaneously performed in eight independent channels, while the advanced configuration of input channels improves either the precision (up to 3 ps) or the measurement speed (up to 91.2 × 106 registered events/s). The functional flexibility and high speed are achieved based on the timestamp (TS) principle that makes possible registering on the common time scale events appearing at counter inputs and then measuring the time intervals between any registered events. The high precision is obtained by employing two-stage inner interpolation with an eight-phase clock in the first stage of interpolation and an equivalent time coding delay line in the second one. The time counter is integrated in a single, costeffective field programmable gate array chip manufactured in a 28-nm CMOS process.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement ( Volume: 65, Issue: 9, September 2016)
Page(s): 2088 - 2100
Date of Publication: 23 June 2016

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