Measuring phase noise with a spectrum analyzer. The primary advantage of dedicated phase-noise analyzers. The cross-correlation method. Using a spectrum analyzer is the oldest, most straightforward, ...

Using a spectrum analyzer to measure noise signals requires several additional factors, such as sensitivity or how well the instrument can measure small signals. The analyzer’s noise floor specifies ...

With today’s circuits and systems operating with power rails at 1.2 V and lower, even small variations from nominal can produce bit errors. Jitter, false switching, and transient-related problems can ...

Noise is all around us, and while acoustic noise is easy to spot using our ears, electronic noise is far harder to quantify even with the right instruments. A spectrum analyzer is the most convenient ...

Heralded as the quietest instrument on the market for measuring jitter, the PN9500 noise-and-jitter analyzer specifies a noise floor of just 0.001 ps. It is also said to be the only test system ...

If there’s anything more annoying to an amateur radio operator than noise, we’re not sure what it could be. We’re talking about radio frequency noise, of course, the random broadband emissions that ...