Improving Noise Measurement Sensitivity and Sweep Rate
Notas de Aplicação
Noise is a characteristic of electronic circuits which causes random disturbances of useful information between a transmitter and a receiver. Therefore, it is a fundamental parameter to be tested in all transmitter and receiver components as it typically limits the overall performance of any wireless system. As signal and spectrum analyzers are high-performance broadband receivers, internal noise impacts the analyzer’s ability to measure very low amplitude signals while maintaining high accuracy and fast sweep speed. This note discusses the top hints to improve measurement sensitivity and accuracy for small signals, especially those near the noise.