Book description
An in-depth look at the theory and applications of frequency stability
An understanding of the acquisition of stable frequency is essential
for anyone who needs to solve noise problems in wireless
communications. This book offers a thorough introduction to the
principles and applications of frequency stability, arming practicing
engineers with the tools they need to minimize noise in systems and
devices that affect everyday communications for millions of people.
With an emphasis on both practical and scientific points of view,
Frequency Stability: Introduction and Applications examines
frequency and time fluctuations in resonators, as well as the
stability of both standard and practical microwave oscillators. It
explains noise properties of building circuit blocks, introducing time
domain properties and how they relate to noise spectral densities.
Including a special chapter devoted to the design and properties of
phase locked loops-a crucial topic for frequency synthesizers-the book also:
- Examines in detail L/F noise, showing how power losses in the
propagation material extend over a long period of time
- Covers sapphire, optoelectronics, MW, and ring oscillators with
the discussion of noise in delay-line oscillators with lasers
- Offers an extended treatment of phase noise in semiconductors and
amplifiers based on Van der Ziel investigations
- Emphasizes the modified Allan variance in the time domain,
including exact computations
- Outlines the relationship between resonator frequency and output
phase noises via the feedback theory
Featuring numerous tables with actual data, Frequency Stability:
Introduction and Applications is an invaluable guide for
engineers wishing to rein in acoustic and electromagnetic interference
in modern communications.
VENCESLAV F. KROUPA, PhD, is an IEEE Fellow and member of the
Institute of Photonics and Electronics Academy of Sciences of the
Czech Republic. His research interests include standard time and
frequency, frequency stability and noise, frequency synthesis, and
precise frequency measurements, as well as flicker noise problems in
electronic devices. Dr. Kroupa has published more than 100 scientific
papers and reports and has written five books, including Phase Lock
Loops and Frequency Synthesis and Direct Digital Frequency
Synthesizers, both from Wiley. He holds fifteen patents.
