Hi,
Does anyone know if MXA N9020A can measure the phase noise by itself? I mena, I know that I can use a delta maker to get the phase noise, but I would like to obtain a file with the phase noise from, i.e. 0 Hz to 10MHz frequency offset.
Best regards,
Luis
Hello luisvc91,
Measuring phase noise is hard. Even if you automated moving a noise marker around and recording that data, there are many other factors which would still render your results inaccurate. This is why we sell the N9068A Phase Noise Measurement Application, which performs a lot of under-the-hood configurations and calculations to get a real phase noise measurement. I really believe this X-App is the best way to measure this without buying a signal source analyzer or a whole dedicated solution.
Keep in mind we do have literature on making proper phase noise measurements with different techniques, and you can request a 30-day trial of N9068A to make sure it does all you need it to do.
Hope this helps.
Hello luisvc91,
Measuring phase noise is hard. Even if you automated moving a noise marker around and recording that data, there are many other factors which would still render your results inaccurate. This is why we sell the N9068A Phase Noise Measurement Application, which performs a lot of under-the-hood configurations and calculations to get a real phase noise measurement. I really believe this X-App is the best way to measure this without buying a signal source analyzer or a whole dedicated solution.
Keep in mind we do have literature on making proper phase noise measurements with different techniques, and you can request a 30-day trial of N9068A to make sure it does all you need it to do.
Hope this helps.