Title :
−100 dBc/Hz flat phase noise signal at 10 MHz for phase noise standards
Author :
Watabe, Ken-ichi ; Yanagimachi, Shinya ; Ikegami, Takeshi ; Iida, Hitoshi ; Shimada, Yozo
Author_Institution :
Nat. Metrol. Inst. of Japan (NMIJ), AIST, Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We have realized a phase noise standard of a signal with a -100 dBc/Hz flat phase noise at 10 MHz for Fourier frequencies of 1 Hz to 100 kHz, which ensures traceability to the International System of Units (SI). The flat phase noise signal is produced using a carrier combined with white noise. To ensure traceability, both the flat phase noise signal power and the power spectral density of white noise are determined with a calibrated power meter and the noise standard, respectively. The flatness of the phase noise standard is within ±0.7 dB.
Keywords :
calibration; electric noise measurement; phase noise; power meters; white noise; Fourier frequency; International System of Units; SI; flat phase noise signal power; frequency 1 Hz to 100 kHz; frequency 10 MHz; noise figure -0.7 dB; noise figure 0.7 dB; phase noise standard; power meter calibration; power spectral density; white noise; Noise measurement; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Standards; Temperature measurement; White noise; Carrier; flat phase noise; power spectral density; the International System of Units (SI); thermodynamic temperature; traceability; white noise;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0439-9
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2012.6251082