A TECHNIQUE FOR MEASURING PULSE-TRAIN JITTER,

Abstract

A quantitative definition of pulse-train jitter, for measurement purposes, is developed. It consists essentially of showing that pulse jitter reflects as a modulation of each harmonic of the 'mean' pulse train, and that consequently the jitter may be expressed as the ratio of the jitter power in the AM sidebands, associated with a convenient harmonic to the power in that harmonic. A detailed description of the instrumentation necessary for quantitative jitter measurements is given; examples of measurements on 7C-GHz magnetrons (BL-234C) are cited. The uniqueness of this technique lies in the relative ease with which it can be instrumented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0654348

Entities

People

  • A. Singer
  • E. Naess
  • I. S. Friedberg

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetrons
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Modulation
  • Sidebands

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Theoretical Analysis.