• DocumentCode
    2126756
  • Title

    The dual mixer time difference at IEN

  • Author

    Brida, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Ist. Elettrotecnico Nazionale Galileo Ferraris, Torino, Italy
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    14-19 May 2000
  • Firstpage
    52
  • Lastpage
    53
  • Abstract
    We report the results obtained with a frequency instability measurement system based upon the dual-mixer time-difference scheme working at 10 MHz with a 1 Hz beat note. It shows a two samples (Allan deviation) measurement floor of 5.6.10/sup -14///spl tau/ and a temperature sensitivity of some picoseconds per Celsius.
  • Keywords
    Frequency stability; Frequency standards; Mixers (circuits); Time measurement; 10 MHz; Allan deviation; beat note; crosstalk problems; double balanced mixers; dual-mixer time-difference; frequency instability measurement system; frequency standards comparison; measurement floor; temperature sensitivity; zero crossing detector; Counting circuits; Crosstalk; Detectors; Frequency; Jitter; Mixers; Noise measurement; Oscillators; Prototypes; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2000 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5744-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2000.850872
  • Filename
    850872