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    Spectrum Analysis Basics (AN150)
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    Spectrum Analysis Basics (AN150)

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    This application note explains the fundamentals of swept-tuned, superheterodyne spectrum analyzers and discusses the latest advances in spectrum analyzer capabilities.

    At the most basic level, a spectrum analyzer can be described as a frequency-selective, peak-responding voltmeter calibrated to display the rms value of a sine wave. It is important to understand that the spectrum analyzer is not a power meter, even though it can be used to display power directly. As long as we know some value of a sine wave (for example, peak or average) and know the resistance across which we measure this value, we can calibrate our voltmeter to indicate power. With the advent of digital technology, modern spectrum analyzers have been given many more capabilities. In this note, we describe the basic spectrum analyzer as well as additional capabilities made possible using digital technology and digital signal processing.

    Table of Contents

    • What is a spectrum analyzer?
    • Spectrum analyzer fundamentals
    • Digital IF overview
    • Amplitude and frequency accuracy
    • Sensitivity and noise
    • Dynamic range
    • Extending the frequency range
    • Modern signal analyzers
    • Control and data transfer

    Introduction - What Is A Spectrum Analyzer?

    Frequency domain versus time domain

    Before we get into the details of describing a spectrum analyzer, we might first ask ourselves: “Just what is a spectrum and why would we want to analyze it?” Our normal frame of reference is time. We note when certain events occur. This includes electrical events. We can use an oscilloscope to view the instantaneous value of a particular electrical event (or some other event converted to volts through an appropriate transducer) as a function of time. In other words, we use the oscilloscope to view the waveform of a signal in the time domain.

    Fourier1 theory tells us any time-domain electrical phenomenon is made up of one or more sine waves of appropriate frequency, amplitude, and phase. In other words, we can transform a time-domain signal into its frequency-domain equivalent. Measurements in the frequency domain tell us how much energy is present at each particular frequency. With proper filtering, a waveform such as the one shown in Figure 1-1 can be decomposed into separate sinusoidal waves, or spectral components, which we can then evaluate independently. Each sine wave is characterized by its amplitude and phase. If the signal we wish to analyze is periodic, as in our case here, Fourier says that the constituent sine waves are separated in the frequency domain by 1/T, where T is the period of the signal.

    Some measurements require that we preserve complete information about the signal frequency, amplitude, and phase. However, another large group of measurements can be made without knowing the phase relationships among the sinusoidal components. This type of signal analysis is called spectrum analysis. Because spectrum analysis is simpler to understand, yet extremely useful, we begin by looking first at how spectrum analyzers perform spectrum analysis measurements, starting in Chapter 2.

    Theoretically, to make the transformation from the time domain to the frequency domain, the signal must be evaluated overall time, that is, over infinity. However, in practice, we always use a finite time period when making a measurement.

    You also can make Fourier transformations from the frequency to the time domain. This case also theoretically requires the evaluation of all spectral components over frequencies to infinity. In reality, making measurements in a finite bandwidth that captures most of the signal energy produces acceptable results. When you perform a Fourier transformation on frequency domain data, the phase of the individual components is indeed critical. For example, a square wave transformed to the frequency domain and back again could turn into a sawtooth wave if you do not preserve the phase.

    What is a spectrum?

    So what is a spectrum in the context of this discussion? A spectrum is a collection of sine waves that, when combined properly, produce the time-domain signal under examination. Figure 1-1 shows the waveform of a complex signal. Suppose that we were hoping to see a sine wave. Although the waveform certainly shows us that the signal is not a pure sinusoid, it does not give us a definitive indication of the reason why. Figure 1-2 shows our complex signal in both the time and frequency domains. The frequency-domain display plots the amplitude versus the frequency of each sine wave in the spectrum. As shown, the spectrum, in this case, comprises just two sine waves. We now know why our original waveform was not a pure sine wave. It contained a second sine wave, the second harmonic in this case. Does this mean we have no need to perform time-domain measurements? Not at all. The time domain is better for many measurements, and some can be made only in the time domain. For example, pure time-domain measurements include pulse rise and fall times, overshoot, and ringing.

    Why measure spectra?

    The frequency-domain also has its measurement strengths. We have already seen in Figures 1-1 and 1-2 that the frequency domain is better for determining the harmonic content of a signal.

    People involved in wireless communications are extremely interested in out-of-band and spurious emissions. For example, cellular radio systems must be checked for harmonics of the carrier signal that might interfere with other systems operating at the same frequencies as the harmonics. Engineers and technicians are also very concerned about distortion of the message modulated onto a carrier.

    Third-order intermodulation (two tones of a complex signal modulating each other) can be particularly troublesome because the distortion components can fall within the band of interest, which means they cannot be filtered away.

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