Agilent Technologies E5500A User Manual page 282

Figure 9-3
Table 9-4
Step Parameters
1 Type and Range Tab
Measurement Type
• Start Frequency
• Stop Frequency
• Minimum Number of Averages
FFT Quality
Swept Quality
2 Sources Tab
Carrier Source
• Frequency
• Power
Detector Input
• Frequency
3 Cal Tab
Phase Detector Constant
• Current Phase Detector
Constant
Know Spur Parameters
• Amplitude
• Offset Frequency
Residual Measurement Examples
Amplifier Measurement Example
Typical Phase Noise Curve for a Residual Measurement.
Parameter Data for the Amplifier Measurement Example
Data
• Residual Phase Noise (without using a phase locked loop)
• 10 Hz
• 100 E + 6 Hz
• 4
• Normal
• Fast
• 1 E + 9 Hz
• 10 dBm
• 1 E + 9 Hz
• Derive detector constant from measured +/- DC peak
• 410.8 E-3
• 0 dBc
• 0 Hz
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