Voltage Controlled Oscillator Verification

TOPICS COVERED
  • What Are VCOs and Why Should You Care About Them?
  • The Impact of Phase Noise on Signal Purity
  • A Look at VCO Characterization
  • R&S®FSPN and R&S®FSWP
  • Performing VCO Characterization Using the R&S®FSPN
  • Phase Noise Testing
  • Spot Noise versus Tuning Voltage Measurements

White Paper Overview 

Oscillators are critical in the signal chain in order to modulate carriers to a high frequency for transport from one antenna to another. In this white paper, we’ll look into voltage-controlled oscillators (VCO), which, due to their prevalence, robust test equipment is needed to effectively characterize these components. This white paper discusses the importance of VCOs, the impact of phase, and how to successfully test these devices from the L band all the way up to the D band for advanced 6G applications, including solutions to simplifying the verification of VCOs in the most demanding applications.

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