DocumentCode
977178
Title
Measurements of frequency stability
Author
Walls, F.L. ; Allan, David W.
Author_Institution
National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
74
Issue
1
fYear
1986
Firstpage
162
Lastpage
168
Abstract
The characterization of frequency stability in the time domain and frequency domain are briefly defined and their relationships explained. Techniques for making precise measurements of frequency fluctuations in oscillators, multipliers, dividers, amplifiers, and other components are discussed. Particular attention is given to methods of calibration which permit accuracies of 1 dB or better to be achieved when measuring in the frequency domain. Common pitfalls to avoid are also covered, and efficient time-domain techniques are explained.
Keywords
Fluctuations; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; NIST; Oscillators; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Stability; Time domain analysis; Time measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1986.13429
Filename
1457697
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