Agilent Technologies E5500A User Manual page 171

Absolute Measurement Examples
Free-Running RF Oscillator
Table 7-8 Parameter Data for the Free-Running RF Oscillator Measurement
Step Parameters
1 Type and Range Tab
Measurement Type
• Start Frequency
• Stop Frequency
• Minimum Number of Averages
FFT Quality
2 Sources Tab
Carrier Source
• Frequency
• Power
• Carrier Source Output is
connected to:
Detector Input
• Frequency
Reference Source
• Frequency
• Reference Source Power
VCO Tuning Parameters
• Nominal Tune Constant
• Tune Range +/-
• Center Voltage
• Input Resistance
3 Cal Tab
• Phase Detector Constant
• VCO Tune Constant
• Phase Lock Loop Suppression
• If Limit is exceeded
4 Block Diagram Tab
• Carrier Source
• Downconverter
• Reference Source
• Timebase
• Phase Detector
• Test Set Tune Voltage
Destination
• VCO Tune Mode
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Data
• Absolute Phase Noise (using a phase locked loop)
• 10 Hz
• 4 E + 6 Hz
• 4
• Fast
• 10.044 E + 9 Hz
• -4 dBm
• Test Set
• 444 E +6 Hz
• 444 E +6 Hz (same as Carrier Source Frequency)
• 16 dBm
• 40 E +3 Hz/V
• +/- 10 Volts
• 0 Volts
• 600 ohms
• Measure Phase Detector Constant
• Calculate from expected VCO Tune Constant
• Verify calculated phase locked loop suppression
• Show Suppression Graph
• Manual
• Agilent/HP 70422A
• Agilent/HP 8644B (System Control)
• None
• Automatic Detector Selection
• Reference Source
• DCFM