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RMS Jitter Calculation for High-Frequency Oscillators

Application note detailing RMS jitter calculation from phase noise measurements for Vectron International VCO, VCXO, and XO series oscillators.

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Overview

This application note outlines the methodology for converting integrated phase noise into RMS jitter for various high-frequency oscillators. It provides calculation results for several Vectron International product lines, including the VCO600A, VS500, CO-400, J-Type, XO-500, and XO-400 series. The document covers performance benchmarks across specific integration bandwidths, such as 12 kHz to 20 MHz and 50 kHz to 80 MHz, specifically for PECL and ECL devices using SAW technology. It demonstrates how these devices achieve low-jitter performance (sub-1 ps) at frequencies like 155.52 MHz and 622.08 MHz. Measurements were performed using the HP 3048A Phase Noise Measurement System.

Use Cases

  • High-speed networking clock generation
  • Optical communication timing (SONET/SDH)
  • Low-jitter frequency synthesis
  • Precision clock and data recovery
  • Signal integrity analysis in PECL/ECL circuits

Topics

RMS Jitter
Phase Noise
VCO600A
VS500
VCXO
XO-500
SAW technology
PECL
ECL
Unit Intervals
Jitter Calculation

Referenced Parts

CO-400

Vectron International

VI is offering our CO-400 Series.

JDUGLMEP-155.52

Vectron International

phase noise on two VCXO’s of VI’s model JDUGLMEP-155.52 MHz were measured

VC-400-CFC-20SG

Vectron International

phase noise on two VCXO's of VI's model VC-400-CFC-20SG @ 155.52 MHz were measured

VCO600A

Vectron International

VI is offering the VCO600A/VS500 Series.

VS500

Vectron International

VI is offering the VCO600A/VS500 Series.

XO-400

Vectron International

VI is offering our XO-400 series.

XO-400-DFC-20SN

Vectron International

phase noise on two XO’s of VI’s model XO-400-DFC-20SN - 155.52 MHz

XO-500

Vectron International

VI is offering our XO-500 series.

XO-500-DFC-20SN

Vectron International

phase noise on two XO’s of VI’s model XO-500-DFC-20SN - 155.52 MHz

CO-600V

Vectron International

Therefore, the CO-600V series VCXO can satisfy the performance requirement