• DocumentCode
    1519734
  • Title

    A fixed-frequency synthesizer with enhanced signal-to-noise ratio

  • Author

    Small, Greig W. ; Fiander, John R.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Meas. Lab., CSIRO, Lindfield, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    479
  • Lastpage
    482
  • Abstract
    Frequency-dependent impedance bridges require excitation signals of precise frequency, low harmonic content, and high SNR in the passband of the detector. A two-frequency synthesizer with high signal-to-noise ratio and negligible harmonic distortion has been developed for this purpose. In generating the stored waveform, quantization noise near the signal is depressed at the expense of other parts of the spectrum where analog filtering is more effective
  • Keywords
    bridge circuits; electric impedance measurement; frequency synthesizers; quantisation (signal); waveform generators; depressed quantization noise; enhanced signal-to-noise ratio; fixed-frequency synthesizer; frequency-dependent impedance bridges; lookup table; low harmonic content; noise shaping; precise frequency excitation signals; stored waveform generation; two-frequency synthesizer; Bridges; Detectors; Frequency; Harmonic distortion; Impedance; Passband; Power harmonic filters; Signal generators; Signal to noise ratio; Synthesizers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/19.769634
  • Filename
    769634