Tom, I took the liberty of converting your post into an entry in my Time-Nuts Wiki: http://www.ko4bb.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=precision_timing:phase_frequency_m easurement_methods
Please note anyone can edit this Wiki or create new pages. Didier > -----Original Message----- > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com > [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Tom Van Baak > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 1:35 AM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Advantages & Disadvantages of the TPLL Method > > Here are a couple of really good articles that describe many > methods of phase/frequency measurement, including TPLL. > You'll see some nice "advantage/disadvantage" lists in > several of these documents, which is why I'm posting the links. > > Warren & Bruce, please look at the first five documents at least. > John too. Lots of TPLL info. This is all worth reading. I > don't know why I didn't find some of these papers six months ago. > > > System Phase Noise Calculation and Measurement Techniques > http://www.mpdigest.com/issue/Articles/2009/sept/spectrum/Default.asp > -- short article, nice summary. > > PN9000 Automated Phase Noise Measurement System Application > Note #1 > http://www.aeroflex.com/ats/products/prodfiles/appnotes/12/app1.pdf > -- see section 2; TPLL is section 2.2. > > Oscillator Phase Noise Measurements using the Phase Lock > Method http://ravoltek.net/dippa/dippa_rajala_olli.pdf > -- TPLL, equations, graphs, error analysis, photos, > schematics, parts list. > > An investigation into the phase noise of quartz crystal > oscillators http://etd.sun.ac.za/bitstream/10019/337/1/BentleyB.pdf > -- see chapter 4 or at least section 4.3; TPLL is 4.3.3.2. > > PN9000 Automated Phase Noise Measurement System Application > Note #2 > http://smartdata.usbid.com/datasheets/usbid/2000/2000-q4/app2.pdf > http://www.datasheetarchive.com/pdf/Datasheet-010/DSA00173368.pdf > -- theory of operation, TPLL > > > A General Theory of Phase Noise in Electrical Oscillators > http://www.chic.caltech.edu/Publications/general_full.PDF > -- too deep for me. > > Phase Noise Measurement. Using the Phase Lock Technique > http://www.chem.duke.edu/~boris/datasheets/AN1639_phase_noise.pdf > http://www.lansdale.com/Articles/an1639.pdf > -- might be applicable. > > Correlation-based phase noise measurements > http://www.femto-st.fr/~rubiola/pdf-others/correl-report.pdf > -- for John Miles > > Practical Problems Involving Phase Noise Measurements > http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/ptti/ptti2001/paper42.pdf > -- also for John. > > /tvb > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, > go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.