DocumentCode :
1196322
Title :
Characterization of Frequency Stability: A Transfer Function Approach and Its Application to Measurements via Filtering of Phase Noise
Author :
Rutman, Jacques
Volume :
23
Issue :
1
fYear :
1974
fDate :
3/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
40
Lastpage :
48
Abstract :
Frequency stability of high-quality signal sources is characterized in the Fourier frequency domain by the spectral density Sy(f) of the fractional instantaneous frequency deviation y(t), and in the time domain by the Allan variance ¿y2(¿). Two well-known types of measuring apparatus used to evaluate these parameters are analog spectrum analyzers and digital electronic counters, respectively. A detailed analysis of the structure of the relation between ¿y2(¿) and Sy(f) shows that it is possible to define a variance, i.e., a time-domain measure, by its transfer function in the Fourier frequency domain, even when no corresponding measurement sequence exists in the time domain. Two different kinds of variance are then defined, which possess different properties for white and flicker phase noises. One of these variances is an estimate of the Allan variance. These variances may be measured by a suitable filtering of phase noise at the output of a phase detector.
Keywords :
Filtering; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; Noise measurement; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Stability; Time domain analysis; Time measurement; Transfer functions;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9456
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.1974.4314215
Filename :
4314215
Link To Document :
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