• DocumentCode
    1168707
  • Title

    A method for using a time interval counter to measure frequency stability

  • Author

    Greenhall, Charles A.

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1989
  • Firstpage
    478
  • Lastpage
    480
  • Abstract
    An interval timer is used in a single-mixer frequency-stability measurement system in place of an event timer. The dead-time problem is avoided with the aid of a reference pulse train and an algorithm for ambiguity resolution. The noise floor test and the unfolding algorithm are described. Advantages of the technique are high precision, convenient interfacing, and low cost. A disadvantage is the vulnerability of the technique to missing data.<>
  • Keywords
    frequency measurement; frequency meters; frequency stability; ambiguity resolution; frequency stability; interfacing; noise floor test; reference pulse train; single-mixer frequency-stability measurement system; time interval counter; unfolding algorithm; vulnerability; Art; Counting circuits; Detectors; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Laboratories; Propulsion; Pulse measurements; Stability; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-3010
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/58.31790
  • Filename
    31790
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1168707