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Phase Noise Measurements - Related Documentation
Phase Noise Measurement by HP
HP's leadership in phase noise measurement has provided the electronic engineering community with a huge amount of technical documentation on the subject. Application notes, product notes, and seminar literature have been published and updated each time a new product or an important technology evolution offered a step forward to the HP customer.
Below are our scans of the various documents available in our collection which are important to the unterstanding of the various Phase Noise Measurement Techniques in general, and with the HP 3048A system in particular.
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Cover of AN 150-4 - April,1974 Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The AN 150-4
SPECTRUM ANALYSIS... Noise Measurements
From the AN 150 "Grand Classic" series of Spectrum Analyzer Application Notes, the AN 150-4 deals with the measurement of noise. It is a review of the various type of noise which can be measured with a spectrum analyzer.
PDF File from the original April 1974 release (7.4 Mb)
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Cover of AN 207 - October 1976 Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The AN 207
Understanding and Measuring Phase Noise in the Frequency Domain
Presents the basic concept for Phase Noise Measurement using the instruments available by the end of the 1970s. A program for the HP 9830A controller is listed and described in this application note. The software described is an example of how a complex measurement such as phase noise analysis using the phase detection technique can be broken into several parts. This program flow-chart was the base of every future evolution, and it will hold true until the development of the 3048A system.
PDF File from the original October 1976 release (4.4 Mb)
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Cover of AN 206-1 - October 1977 Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The AN 206-1
Measuring Wide-Band Noise with the HP 3045A Spectrum Analyzer
Ancestor of the 3047 and 3048, the HP 3045A was one of the first Automated Spectrum Analyzer for which HP developed programs dedicated to the measurement of wide band noise. A program for the HP 9825A controller is listed and described in this application note.
PDF File from the original October 1977 release (1.1 Mb)
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Cover of AN 270-2 - March 1980 Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The AN 270-2
Automated Noise Sideband Measurements Using the HP 8568A Spectrum Analyzer
The AN 270-2, only deals with the direct spectrum analysis method of phase noise measurement. Using an HP 8568A, HP-IB controlled spectrum analyzer, the application note describes the possibilities and the limits of this, by far simplest, but very attractive technique of measuring the composite AM noise and phase noise of an oscillator.
PDF File from the original March 1980 release (1.5 Mb)
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Cover of AN 246-2 - May 1981 Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The AN 246-2
Measuring Phase Noise with the HP 3585A Spectrum Analyzer
The AN 246-2 describes practical methods of measuring phase noise sidebands using the HP 3585A Spectrum Analyzer. Up to 40 MHz, the direct spectrum method of measurement can take advantage of the 3 Hz minimum IF bandwidth of the analyzer. Above 40 MHz, a quadrature phase detection technique is described using the HP 3585A as the baseband analyzer. A program listing for the HP 85 Personal Computer is included and commented.
PDF File from the original May 1981 release (3.9 Mb)
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Cover of AN 283-1 - November 1981 Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The AN 283-1
Applications and Measurements of Low Phase Noise Signals
Using the HP 8662A Synthesized Signal Generators
This application note discusses phase noise in detail. Key design aspects of the 8662A and the resulting phase noise performance are presented. The step by step process of a SSB phase noise measurement at a single discrete frequency offset from the carrier is described in detail. Another chapter describes an example of the computer program flow necessary to automate the measurement process.
PDF File from the original November 1981 release (18.3 Mb)
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Cover of AN 283-3 - December 1986 Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The AN 283-3
Low Phase Noise Applications of the HP 8662A and 8663A
Synthesized Signal Generators
The HP 8662A, born in 1980, remained the HP Low Phase-Noise masterpiece for more than 20 years. The AN 283-3 makes an in-depth description of this synthesizer and of its application as a reference source for phase noise measurements using the PLL method.
PDF File from the original December 1986 release (16.5 Mb)
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Cover of HP3048A Technical Data 7/92 Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The HP3048A Technical Data 7/1992
HP 3048A Phase Noise Measurement System
The HP3048A was sold by HP as a basic System for phase noise measurements, and the covered frequency range to meet specific needs, which were defined by a large list of options. They were summarized is this July 1992 technical datasheet.
PDF File from the original July 1992 release (10.7 Mb)
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Cover of Technical Data - April 1984 Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The HP 11729B Carrier Noise Test Set
Convenient phase and amplitude noise measurements on high quality sources
An overview of the operating characteristics and specifications of the HP 11729B Carrier noise test set.
PDF File from the original April 1984 Technical Data Sheet (2.8 Mb)
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Cover of the 11729C-2 Product Note Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The HP 11729C-2 Product Note
Phase Noise Characterization of Microwave Oscillators,
Frequency Discriminator Method
The Product Note is fully dedicated to the measurement of phase noise with the frequency discriminator technique. The implementation of this technique with the HP 11729C Carrier Noise Test Set is described as well as the different steps needed to calibrate and make the measurement.
PDF File from the original September 1985 Product Note (8.2 Mb)
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The 1985, HP Phase Noise Measurement Seminar Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The HP Phase Noise Seminar
RF & Microwave Phase Noise Measurement Seminar
A copy of a 122 page document created in 1985 by Hewlett Packard and produced during RF & Microwave Measurement Seminars.
PDF File of the 1985, Phase Noise Seminar (6.9 Mb)
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The HP 3048A Operating Manual Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The HP 3048A Operating Manual
HP 3048A Phase Noise Measurement System Operating Manual
PDF File of the HP 3048A Operating Manual (10 Mb)
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Insert in the HP 3048A Calibration Manual Courtesy of the Hewlett-Packard Company |
The HP 3048A Calibration Manual
Choosing a Phase Noise Measurement Technique
A copy of a presentation made by Terry Decker and Bob Temple and presented at various Hewlett Packard RF & Microwave Measurement Symposiums and exhibitions.
The presentation starts at page 192 of the PDF file downloadable from the link below
PDF File of the HP 3048A Calibration Manual (9.2 Mb)
