On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:00:01 -0500, [email protected] wrote: Re: time-nuts Digest, Vol 197, Issue 21
> ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:02:40 +0100 > From: Attila Kinali <[email protected]> > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > <[email protected]> > Subject: [time-nuts] Examples of traditional phase noise analyzers > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Good afternoon, > > In the process of writing my thesis I stumbled over the problem > that the definition of what phase noise is in IEEE 1139 is a bit > confusing, to put it mildly. After a short discussion with > Magnus, it seems clear to me that I need to have a better > understanding of how phase noise measurement was done in the > past to properly understand what the standard means to say. > > I think, I have a decent grasp on how modern phase noise analyzer > work, safe for a few details here and there, where they seem to > try to mimic what the old analog analyzers did. > > Before I go on a wild goose chace, I thought I ask here for > advice: Could you point me at as detailed as possible descriptions > on how phase noise analyzers used to work in the purely analog > times? Preferably also as many different approaches as possible. > And, if you are aware of anything that I should have a look at > that might not be obvious to a youngster like me, I would very > much appreciate if you would let me know. The best tutorial I've found so far is Owen, D* (2004) Good practice guide to phase noise measurement. Measurement Good Practice Guide. 68: .<https://eprintspublications.npl.co.uk/3519/> This goes over all the methods, old and new. Joe Gwinn _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
