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Phase Noise Tutorial

Here is a brief tutorial on how to measure the phase noise of an oscillator: attachment:PhaseNoiseDocumentation.pdf

Representing Phase Noise

dphi_rms(f) [rad/rtHz] <=> 20 log(dphi_rms * sqrt(2) / 2) [dBc/Hz]

dphi_rms(f) [rad/rtHz] <=> (dphi_rms * f) [Hz/rtHz]

Reference

NIST Technical Note 1337 (1990), Edited by D. B. Sullivan et al.