2.
Load
the
measuremen
t
soft
w
are
for
the
phase noise
measurement
system.
3.
On the
synthesizer,
press:
4
CW
54
6.99
54
GHz
5
4
PO
WER
LEVEL
5
4
0
5
4
dBm
5
4.
On the
phase noise
measurement
system, set:
Measurement
Type:
phase locked
Start
Offset
Freq:
100
Hz
Stop
Freq:
2
MHz
Minimum Averages:
40
Carrier
Frequency:
6.99
GHz
Det
Input
Freq:
50 MHz
DUT: user's
srce,
man
Ref
Source:
8662A,
SYS,
VCO,
EFC
Ext
Timebase:
not
in use
Down Converter:
1179C,
SYS
HP
11848A
LNA:
out
Note
T
o
a
v
oid
en
tering
these
parameters
eac
h
time
y
ou
p
erform
this
test, create
a
le
on
the
phase
noise
measuremen
t
system
con
taining
these
parameters.
With
these
parameters
en
tered,
the
soft
w
are automatically
sets the
remaining
parameters.
T
able
2-15
sho
ws
the
complete
set
of
parameters.
T
able
2-15.
Phase
Noise
Measurement
System
Parameters
Measuremen
t
Typ
e:
phase
lo
c
k
ed
KV
CO
Method:
measured
Start
Oset
F
req:
100
Hz
V
CO
T
une
Constan
t:
82.33
Hz/V
Stop
F
req:
2
MHz
Minim
um
Averages:
40
Lo
op
Suppression:
V
eried
Closed
PLL BW:
150.5 Hz
Carrier
F
requency:
6.99
GHz
P
eak
T
uning
Range:
725.1
Hz
Det Input
F
req:
50
MHz
Assumed P
ole:
37.9
kHz
Entered K VCO: 28 Hz/V
DUT: user's srce, man
Center V
oltage: 0V
Ref Source:
8662A, SYS, V
CO, EF
C
Tune-voltage Range:
6
10
V
Ext Timebase:
not in use
Phase Detector:
5 to 1600 MHz
Down Con
verter: 11792C, SYS
K Detector Metho d: measured HP 11848A LNA:
Out
Detector Constan t: 458.8 mV/Rad
5. Follo w the instructions on the controller to make the phase noise measurement.
6. The dynamic signal analyzer has two traces. The sine waveshows the b eatnote frequency
in time domain (like an oscilloscop e). The other trace is in the frequency domain (like a
spectrum analyzer).
2-50 Performance Tests
Single Sideband Phase Noise
Agilent 8360