Agilent Technologies e1420b User Manual page 6

Viewing Markers
Omitting Spurs
Displaying the Parameter Summary
Exporting Measurement Results
5 Absolute Measurement Fundamentals
The Phase-Lock-Loop Technique
What Sets the Measurement Noise Floor?
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Figure 54. Selecting a new measurement
Figure 55. Confirm measurement dialog box
Figure 56. Connect diagram dialog box
Table 9. Test set signal input limits and characteristics
Figure 57. Oscilloscope display of beatnote from test set monitor port
Making the measurement
Figure 58. Suppression selections
Figure 59. Typical phase noise curve for an 8644B 10 MHz measurement.
Table 10. Parameter data for the 8644B 10 MHz measurement
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Figure 60. Navigate to markers
Figure 61. Adding and deleting markers
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Figure 62. Navigate to display preferences
Figure 63. Uncheck spurs
Figure 64. Graph displayed without spurs
Figure 65. Navigate to parameter summary
Figure 66. Parameter summary
Figure 67. Export results choices
Exporting Trace Data 102
Figure 68. Trace data results
Exporting spur data 103
Figure 69. Spur data results
Exporting X-Y data 104
Figure 70. X-Y data results
Understanding the Phase-Lock-Loop Technique
Figure 71. Simplified block diagram of the phase lock loop configuration
The Phase-Lock-Loop Circuit
Figure 72. Capture and drift-tracking range with tuning range of VCO
Figure 73. Capture and drift-tracking ranges and beatnote frequency
The System Noise Floor
Table 11. Amplitude ranges for L and R ports
Figure 74. Relationship between the R input level and system noise floor
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