Definitions of jitter measurement terms and relationships

Different jitters terms are widely used for jitter characterization, -edge jitter, cycle-to-cycle jitter, period jitter are just a few of them. These jitter conventions have been studied in many publications considering jitter measurements, but they lack a common mathematical basis which should include both - the relations of these terms with jitter spectrum typical for measurement practice, and some jitter conversions which time domain measurement instruments (TDI) depend on for instrument performance and synchronization. We generalize the common theoretical basis, which establishes the dependencies between different jitter terms and jitter spectrum. We demonstrate and explain some effects of typical jitter term measurements observed in measurement practice. The obtained results are important for correct jitter measurements and specifications in clock, SOC, communication, ATE, high-speed digital test, etc