Signal Source Analyser

The Wavecrest SSA-20, SSA-50 and SSA-150 Signal Source Analyzers enable clock, PLL and oscillator manufacturers to expand into new markets such as Telecom, SONET, Military/Aerospace and PC/Server datacom by providing all the tools needed to meet a wide range of test specifications in just one, easy-to-use instrument.

Historically, three to four instruments such as spectrum analyzers, phase noise analyzers, jitter analyzers and oscilloscopes would have beennecessary to cover the test specifications required for today's modern clock devices. Since each of these instruments use different methodologies to provide their individual measurements, and each use unique terminology, it has been virtually impossible to correlate results.

Now with the Wavecrest Signal Source Analyzer, just one instrument is needed to measure in three domains, Frequency, Amplitude and Time. The SSA uses industry-familiar terminology and visually recognizable plots so that designers can easily understand and interpret all of the results. The SSA can also translate results from any one of the three domains to the other, making it the "Rosetta Stone" of oscillator analysis instruments.

The Only General Pupose Clock Tool Available.

    Phase Noise

• Low noise <-150dBc/Hz @ 10 KHz, 1 MHz and 10 MHz offsets
  
• Extremely wide offset from 1kHz to FC/2
• Runs jitter for 12 KHz - 20 MHz and 50 KHz - 80 MHz, standard
• Customer selectable RMS jitter bandpass with programmable roll-off

    Transfer Function

• Fast Transfer Functions for 2nd and 3rd order PLL and DLL
  
• Complete Transfer Function Solution - No Stimulus Required
  
• Graphical views of Transfer Function, Bode Plots, Poles and Zeros
  
• PLL characteristics including peaking, BW, natural frequency and others
  

    Jitter

• Jitter spectrum with noise floor <150fs
• Directly measures Random (RJ), Periodic (PJ), Deterministic (DJ)
  and Total Jitter (TJ)
• Phase Jitter, Period Jitter, Cycle-to-Cycle Jitter measurements
• Output Skew and other timing measurements with 200fs resolution
• Allen variance and wander with internal reference (1s) 5e10-11 and lower with external reference

    Oscilloscope

• 15GHz bandwidth
• Rise Time/Fall Time to < 25ps (10% - 90%)
• Time Interval Error
• VOH/VOL, overshoot and ring back with 300pv resolution
• Full-featured oscilloscope with multiple trigger options