[time-nuts] Advantages & Disadvantages of the TPLL Method

[Steve Rooke]

Didier

On 13 June 2010 21:51, Didier Juges <didier at cox.net> wrote:
> Tom,
>
> I took the liberty of converting your post into an entry in my Time-Nuts
> Wiki:
> http://www.ko4bb.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=precision_timing:phase_frequency_m
> easurement_methods

Just to let you know that your link got busted by a line-wrap
somewhere so it is not clickable and has to be cut and pasted into
place.

But it could be just the World hating me again :)

Cheers,
Steve

> Please note anyone can edit this Wiki or create new pages.
>
> Didier
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com
>> [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of Tom Van Baak
>> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 1:35 AM
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Advantages & Disadvantages of the TPLL Method
>>
>> Here are a couple of really good articles that describe many
>> methods of phase/frequency measurement, including TPLL.
>> You'll see some nice "advantage/disadvantage" lists in
>> several of these documents, which is why I'm posting the links.
>>
>> Warren & Bruce, please look at the first five documents at least.
>> John too. Lots of TPLL info. This is all worth reading. I
>> don't know why I didn't find some of these papers six months ago.
>>
>>
>> System Phase Noise Calculation and Measurement Techniques
>> http://www.mpdigest.com/issue/Articles/2009/sept/spectrum/Default.asp
>> -- short article, nice summary.
>>
>> PN9000 Automated Phase Noise Measurement System Application
>> Note #1
>> http://www.aeroflex.com/ats/products/prodfiles/appnotes/12/app1.pdf
>> -- see section 2; TPLL is section 2.2.
>>
>> Oscillator Phase Noise Measurements using the Phase Lock
>> Method http://ravoltek.net/dippa/dippa_rajala_olli.pdf
>> -- TPLL, equations, graphs, error analysis, photos,
>> schematics, parts list.
>>
>> An investigation into the phase noise of quartz crystal
>> oscillators http://etd.sun.ac.za/bitstream/10019/337/1/BentleyB.pdf
>> -- see chapter 4 or at least section 4.3; TPLL is 4.3.3.2.
>>
>> PN9000 Automated Phase Noise Measurement System Application
>> Note #2
>> http://smartdata.usbid.com/datasheets/usbid/2000/2000-q4/app2.pdf
>> http://www.datasheetarchive.com/pdf/Datasheet-010/DSA00173368.pdf
>> -- theory of operation, TPLL
>>
>>
>> A General Theory of Phase Noise in Electrical Oscillators
>> http://www.chic.caltech.edu/Publications/general_full.PDF
>> -- too deep for me.
>>
>> Phase Noise Measurement. Using the Phase Lock Technique
>> http://www.chem.duke.edu/~boris/datasheets/AN1639_phase_noise.pdf
>> http://www.lansdale.com/Articles/an1639.pdf
>> -- might be applicable.
>>
>> Correlation-based phase noise measurements
>> http://www.femto-st.fr/~rubiola/pdf-others/correl-report.pdf
>> -- for John Miles
>>
>> Practical Problems Involving Phase Noise Measurements
>> http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/ptti/ptti2001/paper42.pdf
>> --  also for John.
>>
>> /tvb
>>
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