Low-cost accurate characterization of FM sine wave generators

Author

Attivissimo, Filippo ; Giaquinto, Nicola ; Savino, Mario

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron., Polytech. of Bari, Italy

Volume

47

Issue

2

fYear

1998

fDate

4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

384

Lastpage

389

Abstract

A computer based test system for FM signal generators is presented. The proposed measurement procedure is based on the economical software implementation of an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) linearization algorithm followed by an accurate short-time Fourier transform analysis with spectral interpolation. The very good accuracy performance of the system is illustrated through computer simulation and experimental results

Keywords

analogue-digital conversion; calibration; computerised instrumentation; error correction; frequency estimation; frequency modulation; harmonic distortion; interpolation; measurement errors; nonlinear estimation; signal representation; time-frequency analysis; waveform generators; ADC linearization algorithm; FM signal generators; FM sine wave generators; calibration; computer based test system; computer simulation; economical software implementation; error correction; frequency estimation; harmonic distortion; low-cost accurate characterization; nonlinear distortion; nonlinear estimation; short-time Fourier transform analysis; single filter; spectral interpolation; time-frequency analysis; Algorithm design and analysis; Analog-digital conversion; Character generation; Fourier transforms; Interpolation; Signal generators; Software algorithms; Software measurement; Spectral analysis; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.744178

Filename

744178