Uncertainty Analysis in EVM Measurement Using a Monte Carlo Simulation

This paper proposes an error vector magnitude (EVM) measurement method for a wideband code-division multiple-access source using a real-time oscilloscope. The EVM values are extracted from the measured waveform using a signal processing that finds the appropriate carrier phase and symbol timing. Measurement uncertainty is also evaluated based on a Monte Carlo simulation, where the errors from the real-time oscilloscope and the signal processing are taken into account. The measured EVM of a source at 900 MHz is (0.2586 ± 0.0040)%, (0.2617 ± 0.0060)%, and (0.2543 ± 0.0078)% at 95% confidence level when the real-time oscilloscope has a bandwidth of 2, 4, and 20 GHz, respectively.