COST-EFFICIENT PHASE NOISE MEASUREMENT

Ana Perić – Milan Bjelica

   In this paper, an automated system for oscillator phase noise measurement is described. The system is primarily intended for use in academic institutions, such as smaller university or research laboratories, as it deploys standard spectrum analyzer and free software. A method to compensate the effect of instrument intrinsic noise is proposed. Through series of experimental tests, good performances of our system are verified and compliance to theoretical expectations is demonstrated.

Keywords: phase noise, spectrum analyzer, python

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