[time-nuts] Phase noise confusion II

[Didier Juges]

Perry,

Typically jitter is expressed in the time domain (so many ps peak to peak
for instance)
Phase noise is expressed as a power ratio in the frequency domain.
Otherwise they usually represent the same phenomenon.

Didier

On Thu, Apr 9, 2020, 6:29 PM Perry Sandeen via time-nuts <
time-nuts at lists.febo.com> wrote:

> Learned Gentlemen,
>
> The explanation by Tobias was excellent and fully answered my question.
>
> I think I'll be able to use my Fluke 6080AN for offset generation so the
> problem will be the measurement after the mixer.
> What is now called phase noise was taught to me as *jitter* over 55 years
> ago.
> Regards,
> Perrier
>
>
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