Agilent Technologies E5500A User Manual page 147

Absolute Measurement Examples
Stable RF Oscillator
Table 7-4 Parameter Data for the Stable RF Oscillator Measurement
Step Parameters
1 Type and Range Tab
• Measurement Type
• Start Frequency
• Stop Frequency
• Averages
• Quality
• FFT Analyzer Measurement
Mode
2 Sources Tab
• Carrier Source Frequency
• Carrier Source Power
• Carrier Source Output is
connected to:
• Detector Input Frequency
• Reference Source Frequency
• Reference Source Power
• Nominal Tune Constant
• Tune Range +/-
• Center Voltage
• Input Resistance
• Maximum Allowed Deviation
from Center Voltage
3 Cal Tab
• Phase Detector Constant
• VCO Tune Constant
• Phase Lock Loop Suppression
4 Block Diagram Tab
• Carrier Source
• Downconverter
• Reference Source
• Timebase
• Phase Detector
• Test Set Tune Voltage Output
• Test Set Tune Voltage
Destination
• VCO Tune Mode
7-22 Agilent Technologies E5500 Phase Noise Measurement System
Data
• Absolute Phase Noise (using a phase locked loop)
• 1 Hz
• 100 E + 6 Hz
• 4
• Normal
• Use Multiple Time Segments
• 100 E + 6 Hz
• 8 dBm
• Test Set
• 100 E +6 Hz
• 100 E +6 Hz (same as Carrier Source Frequency)
• 16 dBm
• 40 E +3 Hz/V
• +/- 10 Volts
• 0 Volts
• 1 E + 6 ohms
• 1 Volts
• Measure Phase Detector Constant
• Calculate VCO Tune Constant
• Verify calculated phase locked loop suppression
• None
• None
• Agilent/HP 8662A
• None
• Automatic Detector Selection
• Front Panel
• Reference Source
• DCFM