Claims
- 1. A phase-locked loop for generating at an output terminal an output signal which tracks in phase and frequency a coherent component of a gated input signal derived from a video tape recorder, the loop comprising in combination:
- a phase detector connected to the output terminal for comparing the phase of the output signal with that of the input signal to develop an error signal;
- a voltage-controlled oscillator having stability of a first stability value and driven by the error signal for generating a correcting signal;
- oscillator means for generating a reference signal having a stability of a second stability value which is higher than said first stability value and having a frequency greater than that of said correcting signal;
- a mixer for combining said correcting signal with said reference signal to generate an output signal having a stability of a third stability value which is greater than said first stability value; and
- means for coupling said output signal to said output terminal.
- 2. A phase locked loop as recited in claim 1 wherein said mixer further generates an image signal and wherein said coupling means is a filter for attenuating the level of said image signal.
- 3. A phase locked loop as recited in claim 1 wherein said oscillator means is a crystal controlled oscillator.
- 4. A phase-locked loop for generating at an output terminal an output signal which tracks in phase and frequency a coherent component of a gated input signal derived from a signal source in which the frequency stability has been degraded, the loop comprising in combination:
- a phase detector connected to the output terminal for comparing the phase of the output signal with that of the input signal to develop an error signal;
- a voltage-controlled oscillator having a stability of a first stability value and driven by the error signal for generating a correcting signal;
- oscillator means for generating a reference signal having a stability of a second stability value which is higher than said first stability value and having a frequency greater than that of said correcting signal;
- a mixer for combining said correcting signal with said reference signal to generate an output signal having a stability of a third stability value which is greater than said first stability value; and
- means for coupling said output signal to said output terminal.
- 5. A chrominance subcarrier regeneration network for generating at an output terminal a regenerated signal which tracks in frequency and phase a subcarrier burst signal reproduced from a video tape, the network comprising in combination:
- a phase detector connected to the output terminal for comparing the phase of the regenerated signal with that of the subcarrier burst signal reproduced from a video tape to develop an error signal;
- a voltage-controlled oscillator having a stability of a first stability value and driven by the error signal for generating a correcting signal;
- a crystal oscillator for generating a reference signal having a stability of a second stability value which is greater than said first stability value;
- a mixer for combining said correcting signal with said reference signal to generate said regenerated signal having a stability of a third stability value which is greater than said first stability value; and
- means for coupling said regenerated signal to said output terminal.
- 6. A chrominance subcarrier regeneration network as recited in claim 5 wherein said mixer means further generates an image signal and wherein said coupling means includes a filter for attenuating the level of said image signal.
- 7. A chrominance subcarrier regeneration network as recited in claim 5 wherein the frequency of said regenerated signal is at least three times greater than the frequency of said correcting signal.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 086,448, filed Oct. 19, 1979 and now abandoned.
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