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Sigma delta modulation has become a widespread method of analogue to digital conversion, however its operation has not been completely defined. The majority of the analysis carried out on the circuit has been from a linear standpoint, with non-linear analysis hinting at hidden complexities in the modulator’s operation. The sigma delta modulator itself is a non-linear system consisting, as it does, of a number of integrators and a one bit quantiser in a feedback loop. This configuration can be generalised as a non-linearity within a feedback path, which is a classic route to chaotic behaviour. This initially raises the prospect that a sigma delta modulator may be capable of chaotic modes of operation with a ...

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Author
Ushaw, Gary
Institution
University Of Edinburgh
Supervisor
Publication Year
1996
Upload Date
July 3, 2008

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