Yeah, it didn't sit quite right with me, either, distortion creating phase noise.? But I don't have the academic chops to explain it like you, Tom.? Thanks for weighing in.?
Jim Ford
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From: Tom Lee <tomlee@...>
Date: 3/5/22 2:21 PM (GMT-08:00)
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Scoping the Power Rails [8566B]
Actually, not quite. Harmonic distortion does not generate phase
noise (the integer relation of harmonics means that the
zero-crossings do not undergo modulations). You need extra (and
somewhat special) ingredients for distortions to produce phase
noise.
Cheers,
Tom
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On 3/5/2022 13:14, Jinxie wrote:
Thanks, Matt. I wouldn't have thought it would make enough
difference either - BUT I guess any distortion of a pure sine wave
generates phase noise which isn't exactly going to help, so who
knows?
