Phase noise measurements of 10-MHz BVA quartz crystal resonators

Author

Sthal, Fabrice ; Mourey, Marc ; Marionnet, François ; Walls, Warren F.

Author_Institution

Ecole Nat. Superieure de Mecanique et des Microtechnique, Besancon, France

Volume

47

Issue

2

fYear

2000

fDate

3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

369

Lastpage

373

Abstract

In this paper, we review a new piece of equipment that allows one to characterize the phase noise of crystal resonators using a phase bridge system with carrier suppression. This equipment allows one to measure the inherent phase stability of quartz crystal resonators in a passive circuit without the noise usually associated with an active oscillator. We achieved a system noise floor of approximately -150 dBc/Hz at 1 Hz and -160 dBc/Hz, at 10 Hz. A SPICE characterization of the carrier suppression system is given. An investigation of the phase modulation (PM) noise in 10 MHz BVA, SC-cut quartz crystal resonator pairs is presented.

Keywords

SPICE; bridge instruments; crystal resonators; electric noise measurement; phase modulation; phase noise; quartz; stability; 10 MHz; BVA quartz crystal resonators; PM noise; SC-cut quartz crystal; SPICE characterization; SiO/sub 2/; carrier suppression; passive circuit; phase bridge system; phase modulation noise; phase noise measurements; phase stability; Active noise reduction; Bridge circuits; Circuit noise; Circuit stability; Noise measurement; Oscillators; Passive circuits; Phase measurement; Phase noise; SPICE;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-3010

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/58.827422

Filename

827422