Anritsu FAQs
How do I calculate jitter for an MG3696B?
Jitter and phase noise are directly related and one can be determined from the other. If I assume that the bandwidth of interest is 10 Hz to 1 MHz (this is effectively the phase noise offset range that we will use to calculate jitter), the total jitter for an MG3696B with option 3 at a 6 GHz carrier is 99.1 fs RMS. For comparison purposes, if I assume the bandwidth of interest is 1 Hz to 1 MHz for the same instrument with the same options, the total jitter becomes 822.3 fs RMS. The typical data from the technical data sheet was used for the above calculations at 6 GHz. At 3 GHz the phase noise will be approximately 6 dB better than at 6 GHz and using this approximation will provide results of sufficient accuracy.
