User`s guide

Agilent Technologies E5500 Phase Noise Measurement System
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AM Noise Measurement Examples
AM Noise using an Agilent/HP 70420A Option 001
4 Block Diagram Tab
Source
•AMDetector
Down Converter
Manual
TestSet AM Detector
•None
5 Test Set Tab
Input Attenuation
LNA Low Pass Filter
•LNAGain
Detector Maximum Input
Levels
Microwave Phase Detector
RF Phase Detector
AM Detector
Ignore out-of-lock conditions
Pulsed Carrier
•DCBlock
Analyzer View
PLL Integrator Attenuation
Auto checked
Auto checked
•AutoGain
•0dBm
•0dBm
•0dBm
Not checked
Not checked
Not checked
Baseband
•0.00dBm
6 Dowconverter Tab Does not apply to this measurement example.
7GraphTab
•Title
Graph Type
X Scale Minimum
X Scale Maximum
Y Scale Minimum
Y Scale Maximum
Normalize trace data to a:
Scale trace data to a new
carrier frequency of:
Shift trace data DOWN by:
Trace Smoothing Amount
Power present at input of DUT
AM Noise Measurement of an RF Signal
AM Noise (dBc/Hz)
•10Hz
•100E+6Hz
•0dBc/Hz
- 180 dBc/Hz
1 Hz bandwidth
1 times the current carrier frequency
•0dB
•0
•0dB
Table 13-3 Parameter Data for the AM Noise using an Agilent/HP 70420A Option
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Step Parameters Data