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Agilent Technologies E5500 Phase Noise Measurement System
Residual Measurement Examples
Amplifier Measurement Example
Amplifier Measurement Example
This example contains information about measuring the residual noise of
two port devices
This example demostrates a residual phase noise measurement for an RF
Amplifier. Refer to
Chapter 8, “Residual Measurement Fundamentals”
for
more information about residual phase noise measurements.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the Agilent/HP 70420A test set’s hardware
components, the input signal must not be applied to the signal input
connector until the input attenuator has been correctly set for the desired
configuration, as show in
. Apply the input signal
when the Connection Diagram appears.
Required Equipment
The following equipment is required for this example in addition the phase
noise test system and your unit-under-test (UUT).
NOTE
To ensure accurate measurements, you should allow the UUT and
measurement equipment to warm up at least one hour before making the
noise measurement.
Table 9-1
Required Equipment for the
Residual Measurement using the
Agilent/HP 70420A Measurement
Example
Equipment
Quantity
Comments
RF Amplifier
1
Stimulus Source
1
Frequency of amplitude under test
Power Splitter
1
NARDA 30183
Coax Cables
And adequate adapters to connect
the UUT and reference source to
the test set.
