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Performance ver

iﬁcation

Phase noise

The intent of the Phase N oise test is to measure the phase noise level of the instrument. The phase noise speciﬁcation does

not cover residual spurs. If the speciﬁc measurement frequency results in measuring a residual spur that is visible above the

noise level, the phase noise speciﬁcation applies not to the spur but to the noise level on either side of the spur. Please

refer to the Spurious Response speciﬁcations. Also, refer to the Spurious Response section of this procedure to determine

whether or not a residual spur is within the speci ﬁcation.

Connect the signal generator and RSA306B as shown in the following ﬁgure.

1. Reset the RSA306B to factory defaults (Presets > Main).

2. Run the RSA306B alignment procedure (Tools > Alig nments > A lign Now). Note: the Center frequency should be

1GHz.

3. Set the signal generator CW frequency = 1GHz.

4. Set the signal generator CW amplitude = 0dBmat the RS306 input.

5. Select External Reference (Setup > Acquire > Frequency Reference > External)

6. Set trace detection = +PEAK (Setup > Settings > Traces > Detection)

7. Measure the CW amplitude for the following settings:

a. Trace Function = Avg (Vrms), 10 averages (Setup > Settings > Traces > Function: Avg (Vrms

), count = 10)

b. Span = 100 kHz

c. RBW = 1kHz

d. Move MR marker to highest amplitude signal after 10 averages, write the marker value as the CW amplitude (for the

1kHzﬁlter) in the measurement table. (See Table 14.)

8. Measure the CW amplitude for the following settings:

a. Span = 10 kHz

b. RBW = 100 Hz

c. Move MR marker to highest amplitude signal after 10 averages, write marker value as the CW amplitude for the

100 Hz ﬁlter and 10 Hz ﬁlter in the measurement table. (See Table 14.)

9. Set Trace detection = Avg (Vrms).

10. Set Marker function = Power (dBm/Hz) (Markers > Deﬁne Markers > Readouts (near bottom of w indow) > Power).

11. Turn on marker (Markers > Deﬁne Markers > Add)

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Tektronix RSA306B Technical Reference

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