Title :
A new method for high-sensitivity noise measurements
Author :
Ciofi, Carmine ; Crupi, Felice ; Pace, Calogero
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fisica della Materia e Tecnologie, INFM, Messina, Italy
fDate :
8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new method for high-sensitivity noise measurement, based on the elaboration in the time domain of the signals coming from two identical amplifiers, is presented in this paper. The most important advantage of this method, which in most cases allows obtaining an equivalent background noise 30 dB below that of the amplifiers which are used in the measurement chain, lies in its simplicity and in the fact that it does not depend on the method used for the estimation of the noise spectra.
Keywords :
electric noise measurement; spectral analysis; time-domain analysis; equivalent background noise; high-sensitivity noise measurements; measurement chain; spectral analysis; time domain analysis; Background noise; Discrete Fourier transforms; Low-frequency noise; Noise measurement; Performance evaluation; Preamplifiers; Spectral analysis; System testing; Time domain analysis; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.2002.803080
