Carrier generator, radio frequency interconnect including the carrier generator and method of using

A radio frequency interconnect (RFI) comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit data;
• and
• a receiver configured to receive the data from the transmitter, wherein the receiver comprises a carrier generator, and the carrier generator comprises:
• a phase accumulator configured to receive a frequency command word (FCW) signal;
• an adder connected to the phase accumulator;
• a loop filter configured to receive an output of the adder;
• and
• a plurality of tuning arrangements, wherein each tuning arrangement of the plurality of tuning arrangements is configured to receive an output of the loop filter, and each tuning arrangement of the plurality of tuning arrangements comprises:
• an electronic oscillator configured to receive the output of the loop filter;
• a voltage controlled delay line (VCDL) configured to receive an output of the electronic oscillator, and to provide a tuning arrangement output;
• a phase detector configured to receive a corresponding recovered clock signal and a feedback from a corresponding tuning arrangement output;
• and
• a counter configured to receive an output of the phase detector and to provide an output to the VCDL.

A method of synchronizing a carrier signal in a radio frequency interconnect (RFI), the method comprising:

• activating the RFI;
• determining whether the carrier signal generated by a carrier generator is locked with a frequency command word (FCW) signal, the carrier signal being one carrier signal of a plurality of carrier signals generated concurrently by the carrier generator;
• receiving a clock recovery signal when the carrier signal is locked with the FCW signal;
• adjusting the carrier signal based on the clock recovery signal;
• and
• receiving data from a transmitter.