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Re: [time-nuts] Oscillator Phase Noise: A 50-Year Review

K
KA2WEU@aol.com
Sun, Aug 7, 2016 11:24 PM

Good evening  Magnus

Nice hearing again from you  and I hate to  disagree  with  you but you
are wrong , Leeson did not add the flicker effect ,  this was done by my
friend  Dieter Scherer of HP, I added the  neglected VCO term (pushing) and
Everett the important  effect of unloaded  vs loaded Q. Please take a look at the
complete  modern  liner noise  equation  to be found in

https://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/mikrowellentechnik/public/rohde/rohde2011ulr_
habil_presentation.pdf

see page 9 !

A complete  up to date non-linear noise model for LC oscillators  and its
general validation  can be found in

https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/bitstream/11303/1306/1/Dokument_16.pdf

73 de Ulrich

In a message dated 8/7/2016 6:30:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
magnus@rubidium.dyndns.org writes:

Well, it  is nothing but his personal recollection of the events, so that
is  expected. It represents one voice of several. Better have that on
record  than it being lost. But it is not the complete story. That would
have to  be collected over a much larger set of people.

BTW. Ref 44 in this  paper is one of Edson's articles.

I've read Chapter 15 of Edson's book,  and it provides a model, but fail
to include flicker noise, which  is in Leesons model. It is a
straight-forward extension thought.  I don't have access to any of his
articles, except the one-page letter  that Rick linked.

There is surely more work to be done to build a more  comprehensive
detail of events, show where ideas came up, was re-invented,
incorporated and extended. Edson clearly  contributed.

Cheers,
Magnus

On 08/07/2016 06:32 PM, KA2WEU---  via time-nuts wrote:

Here is another comment ;

this paper is too self-centered for it to be the  reliable  historical
report which we would like.
It seems that Edson did  some great work before,

73 de Ulrich , and I agree  with the statement

http://www.tubebooks.org/Books/vto.pdf

Vacuum tube  oscillators

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xxxxxxxxxx

In a message dated 8/6/2016 9:02:43 A.M.  Eastern Daylight Time,
time-nuts@febo.com writes:

Good  morning,

yes I saw the reference  but he did  not point out what it  was or
function,
This paper is  more about people and events and very  little since

.......

Ulrich

In a message  dated  8/6/2016 2:26:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
michaeljwouters@gmail.com writes:

On Sat,  Aug 6, 2016 at  9:34  AM, KA2WEU--- via time-nuts
time-nuts@febo.com  wrote:

Leeson  produced a somewhat random selection of papers  ,  omitting

important

things like the sapphire based best in  the word  .  This was not even
referenced  .

The  reference [145] at the  end of the sentence that mentions  sapphire
oscillators also discusses a  hybrid  photonic-microwave  oscillator that
incorporates a  room-temperature  sapphire oscillator  so I think he
tried  to cover both subjects with that  single  reference.

The paper has a misleading title. It suggests that it  is a history  of
the last 50 years, when it is about events roughly 50  years  ago. The
abstract makes this clear though. So I didn't  really  expect to  read
much about developments  past  1970.

Cheers
Michael

On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 9:34  AM,  KA2WEU--- via time-nuts
time-nuts@febo.com  wrote:

Some of  the cited references are poor, modern  non-linear mathematic

is

kind

of  omitted . After all the oscillator  phase noise  speculation,  I

would

have really liked to see at  last a reference  about the most modern
measurements  techniques and it  validation.  How do you calibrate a

phase
noise  test

system.

Leeson  produced a  somewhat random  selection of papers , omitting

important

things like the  sapphire based best in the  word . This was not even
referenced  .

I think he is really out of it    .

73 de  N1UL

In a  message  dated 8/5/2016 7:11:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
john@miles.io  writes:

Very  selected and  incomplete  references and the equally    important
question
of measurements  strangely  not  covered

73 de  N 1  UL

I suppose he  could  write an  equally-lengthy article on measurements

alone,

but leaving  out the  post-1970s history entirely  was a  little
disappointing.  It was strange  to hit "ctrl-f Rohde"  and see  only

one

reference in  the

bibliography.  Same for    "Hewlett."  "Rubiola" brings up one hit (but

no

citations)  and  "Stein" brings up none at  all.

-- john,  KE5FX
Miles  Design  LLC

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Good evening Magnus Nice hearing again from you and I hate to disagree with you but you are wrong , Leeson did not add the flicker effect , this was done by my friend Dieter Scherer of HP, I added the neglected VCO term (pushing) and Everett the important effect of unloaded vs loaded Q. Please take a look at the complete modern liner noise equation to be found in https://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/mikrowellentechnik/public/rohde/rohde2011ulr_ habil_presentation.pdf see page 9 ! A complete up to date non-linear noise model for LC oscillators and its general validation can be found in https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/bitstream/11303/1306/1/Dokument_16.pdf 73 de Ulrich In a message dated 8/7/2016 6:30:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, magnus@rubidium.dyndns.org writes: Well, it is nothing but his personal recollection of the events, so that is expected. It represents one voice of several. Better have that on record than it being lost. But it is not the complete story. That would have to be collected over a much larger set of people. BTW. Ref 44 in this paper is one of Edson's articles. I've read Chapter 15 of Edson's book, and it provides a model, but fail to include flicker noise, which is in Leesons model. It is a straight-forward extension thought. I don't have access to any of his articles, except the one-page letter that Rick linked. There is surely more work to be done to build a more comprehensive detail of events, show where ideas came up, was re-invented, incorporated and extended. Edson clearly contributed. Cheers, Magnus On 08/07/2016 06:32 PM, KA2WEU--- via time-nuts wrote: > Here is another comment ; > > > this paper is too self-centered for it to be the reliable historical > report which we would like. > It seems that Edson did some great work before, > > > 73 de Ulrich , and I agree with the statement > > > > > > http://www.tubebooks.org/Books/vto.pdf > > Vacuum tube oscillators > > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > xxxxxxxxxx > > > In a message dated 8/6/2016 9:02:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > time-nuts@febo.com writes: > > Good morning, > > yes I saw the reference but he did not point out what it was or > function, > This paper is more about people and events and very little since ....... > > Ulrich > > > In a message dated 8/6/2016 2:26:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > michaeljwouters@gmail.com writes: > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 9:34 AM, KA2WEU--- via time-nuts > <time-nuts@febo.com> wrote: > >> Leeson produced a somewhat random selection of papers , omitting > important >> things like the sapphire based best in the word . This was not even >> referenced . > > The reference [145] at the end of the sentence that mentions sapphire > oscillators also discusses a hybrid photonic-microwave oscillator that > incorporates a room-temperature sapphire oscillator so I think he > tried to cover both subjects with that single reference. > > The paper has a misleading title. It suggests that it is a history of > the last 50 years, when it is about events roughly 50 years ago. The > abstract makes this clear though. So I didn't really expect to read > much about developments past 1970. > > Cheers > Michael > > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 9:34 AM, KA2WEU--- via time-nuts > <time-nuts@febo.com> wrote: >> Some of the cited references are poor, modern non-linear mathematic is > > kind >> of omitted . After all the oscillator phase noise speculation, I would >> have really liked to see at last a reference about the most modern >> measurements techniques and it validation. How do you calibrate a > phase > noise test >> system. >> >> Leeson produced a somewhat random selection of papers , omitting > important >> things like the sapphire based best in the word . This was not even >> referenced . >> >> I think he is really out of it . >> >> 73 de N1UL >> >> >> >> In a message dated 8/5/2016 7:11:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> john@miles.io writes: >> >>> >>> Very selected and incomplete references and the equally important >>> question >>> of measurements strangely not covered >>> >>> 73 de N 1 UL >>> >> >> I suppose he could write an equally-lengthy article on measurements > alone, >> but leaving out the post-1970s history entirely was a little >> disappointing. It was strange to hit "ctrl-f Rohde" and see only one > reference in the >> bibliography. Same for "Hewlett." "Rubiola" brings up one hit (but no >> citations) and "Stein" brings up none at all. >> >> -- john, KE5FX >> Miles Design LLC >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
MD
Magnus Danielson
Mon, Aug 8, 2016 12:33 AM

Dear Ulrich,

Thanks for that additional information. I simply didn't know, and would
probably find out if I had dug out all the papers. I haven't done that
for this part of the field. Rather, it is only through discussions like
this that we get the accumulated knowledge, so no worries.

OK, good, more nice material to read. One learn things as one goes
along, and it is only through exchanges that one can learn more, love to
learn more! :)

The reference to Dieter Scherer is on page 5 already.

It would be handy if references to Dieter's contribution back in the day
could be located. Always good to bring forward some hard evidence to add
to the anecdotal part of insight. I could only find some HP seminiar
notes on http://hparchive.com/seminar_notes.htm

It is covered here from 1978:
http://hparchive.com/seminar_notes/Scherer_Low_noise_source_design_and_test.pdf
which on page 17 also have the same breakup of the modified Leeson model
as you have on page 9

Cheers,
Magnus

On 08/08/2016 01:24 AM, KA2WEU@aol.com wrote:

Good evening  Magnus

Nice hearing again from you  and I hate to  disagree with  you but you
are wrong , Leeson did not add the flicker effect , this was done by
my friend  Dieter Scherer of HP, I added the neglected VCO term
(pushing) and Everett the important  effect of unloaded vs loaded Q.
Please take a look at the complete  modern  liner noise equation  to be
found in

https://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/mikrowellentechnik/public/rohde/rohde2011ulr_habil_presentation.pdf

see page 9 !

A complete  up to date non-linear noise model for LC oscillators  and
its general validation  can be found in

https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/bitstream/11303/1306/1/Dokument_16.pdf

73 de Ulrich

In a message dated 8/7/2016 6:30:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
magnus@rubidium.dyndns.org writes:

 Well, it is nothing but his personal recollection of the events, so
 that
 is expected. It represents one voice of several. Better have that on
 record than it being lost. But it is not the complete story. That would
 have to be collected over a much larger set of people.

 BTW. Ref 44 in this paper is one of Edson's articles.

 I've read Chapter 15 of Edson's book, and it provides a model, but fail
 to include flicker noise, *which is in Leesons model*. It is a
 straight-forward extension thought. I don't have access to any of his
 articles, except the one-page letter that Rick linked.

 There is surely more work to be done to build a more comprehensive
 detail of events, show where ideas came up, was re-invented,
 incorporated and extended. Edson clearly contributed.

 Cheers,
 Magnus

 On 08/07/2016 06:32 PM, KA2WEU--- via time-nuts wrote:

Here is another comment ;

this paper is too self-centered for it to be the  reliable historical
report which we would like.
It seems that Edson did some great work before,

73 de Ulrich , and I agree with the statement

http://www.tubebooks.org/Books/vto.pdf

Vacuum tube oscillators

 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxx

In a message dated 8/6/2016 9:02:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
time-nuts@febo.com writes:

Good  morning,

yes I saw the reference  but he did not point out what it  was or
function,
This paper is more about people and events and very  little since

 .......

Ulrich

In a message dated  8/6/2016 2:26:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
michaeljwouters@gmail.com writes:

On Sat,  Aug 6, 2016 at 9:34  AM, KA2WEU--- via time-nuts
time-nuts@febo.com  wrote:

Leeson produced a somewhat random selection of papers  ,  omitting

important

things like the sapphire based best in  the word .  This was not even
referenced  .

The  reference [145] at the  end of the sentence that mentions

 sapphire

oscillators also discusses a  hybrid photonic-microwave

 oscillator that

incorporates a room-temperature  sapphire oscillator  so I think he
tried to cover both subjects with that  single  reference.

The paper has a misleading title. It suggests that it  is a

 history of

the last 50 years, when it is about events roughly 50  years  ago. The
abstract makes this clear though. So I didn't really  expect to  read
much about developments past  1970.

Cheers
Michael

On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 9:34  AM,  KA2WEU--- via time-nuts
time-nuts@febo.com wrote:

Some of  the cited references are poor, modern non-linear

 mathematic  is

kind

of omitted . After all the oscillator  phase noise

 speculation, I would

have really liked to see at  last a reference  about the most modern
measurements  techniques and it validation.  How do you calibrate a

phase
noise  test

system.

Leeson  produced a somewhat random  selection of papers , omitting

important

things like the  sapphire based best in the word . This was not even
referenced  .

I think he is really out of it  .

73 de N1UL

In a  message  dated 8/5/2016 7:11:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
john@miles.io  writes:

Very selected and  incomplete  references and the equally

 important

question
of measurements strangely  not  covered

73 de N 1  UL

I suppose he could  write an  equally-lengthy article on

 measurements

alone,

but leaving  out the  post-1970s history entirely was a  little
disappointing.  It was strange  to hit "ctrl-f Rohde"  and see

 only one

reference in the

bibliography.  Same for  "Hewlett."  "Rubiola" brings up one

 hit (but no

citations)  and  "Stein" brings up none at all.

-- john,  KE5FX
Miles Design  LLC


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Dear Ulrich, Thanks for that additional information. I simply didn't know, and would probably find out if I had dug out all the papers. I haven't done that for this part of the field. Rather, it is only through discussions like this that we get the accumulated knowledge, so no worries. OK, good, more nice material to read. One learn things as one goes along, and it is only through exchanges that one can learn more, love to learn more! :) The reference to Dieter Scherer is on page 5 already. It would be handy if references to Dieter's contribution back in the day could be located. Always good to bring forward some hard evidence to add to the anecdotal part of insight. I could only find some HP seminiar notes on http://hparchive.com/seminar_notes.htm It is covered here from 1978: http://hparchive.com/seminar_notes/Scherer_Low_noise_source_design_and_test.pdf which on page 17 also have the same breakup of the modified Leeson model as you have on page 9 Cheers, Magnus On 08/08/2016 01:24 AM, KA2WEU@aol.com wrote: > Good evening Magnus > > Nice hearing again from you and I hate to disagree with you but you > are wrong , Leeson did not add the flicker effect , this was done by > my friend Dieter Scherer of HP, I added the neglected VCO term > (pushing) and Everett the important effect of unloaded vs loaded Q. > Please take a look at the complete modern liner noise equation to be > found in > > https://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/mikrowellentechnik/public/rohde/rohde2011ulr_habil_presentation.pdf > > see page 9 ! > > A complete up to date non-linear noise model for LC oscillators and > its general validation can be found in > > https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/bitstream/11303/1306/1/Dokument_16.pdf > > 73 de Ulrich > > > > > > > In a message dated 8/7/2016 6:30:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > magnus@rubidium.dyndns.org writes: > > Well, it is nothing but his personal recollection of the events, so > that > is expected. It represents one voice of several. Better have that on > record than it being lost. But it is not the complete story. That would > have to be collected over a much larger set of people. > > BTW. Ref 44 in this paper is one of Edson's articles. > > I've read Chapter 15 of Edson's book, and it provides a model, but fail > to include flicker noise, *which is in Leesons model*. It is a > straight-forward extension thought. I don't have access to any of his > articles, except the one-page letter that Rick linked. > > There is surely more work to be done to build a more comprehensive > detail of events, show where ideas came up, was re-invented, > incorporated and extended. Edson clearly contributed. > > Cheers, > Magnus > > On 08/07/2016 06:32 PM, KA2WEU--- via time-nuts wrote: > > Here is another comment ; > > > > > > this paper is too self-centered for it to be the reliable historical > > report which we would like. > > It seems that Edson did some great work before, > > > > > > 73 de Ulrich , and I agree with the statement > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.tubebooks.org/Books/vto.pdf > > > > Vacuum tube oscillators > > > > > > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > In a message dated 8/6/2016 9:02:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > time-nuts@febo.com writes: > > > > Good morning, > > > > yes I saw the reference but he did not point out what it was or > > function, > > This paper is more about people and events and very little since > ....... > > > > Ulrich > > > > > > In a message dated 8/6/2016 2:26:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > michaeljwouters@gmail.com writes: > > > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 9:34 AM, KA2WEU--- via time-nuts > > <time-nuts@febo.com> wrote: > > > >> Leeson produced a somewhat random selection of papers , omitting > > important > >> things like the sapphire based best in the word . This was not even > >> referenced . > > > > The reference [145] at the end of the sentence that mentions > sapphire > > oscillators also discusses a hybrid photonic-microwave > oscillator that > > incorporates a room-temperature sapphire oscillator so I think he > > tried to cover both subjects with that single reference. > > > > The paper has a misleading title. It suggests that it is a > history of > > the last 50 years, when it is about events roughly 50 years ago. The > > abstract makes this clear though. So I didn't really expect to read > > much about developments past 1970. > > > > Cheers > > Michael > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 9:34 AM, KA2WEU--- via time-nuts > > <time-nuts@febo.com> wrote: > >> Some of the cited references are poor, modern non-linear > mathematic is > > > > kind > >> of omitted . After all the oscillator phase noise > speculation, I would > >> have really liked to see at last a reference about the most modern > >> measurements techniques and it validation. How do you calibrate a > > phase > > noise test > >> system. > >> > >> Leeson produced a somewhat random selection of papers , omitting > > important > >> things like the sapphire based best in the word . This was not even > >> referenced . > >> > >> I think he is really out of it . > >> > >> 73 de N1UL > >> > >> > >> > >> In a message dated 8/5/2016 7:11:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > >> john@miles.io writes: > >> > >>> > >>> Very selected and incomplete references and the equally > important > >>> question > >>> of measurements strangely not covered > >>> > >>> 73 de N 1 UL > >>> > >> > >> I suppose he could write an equally-lengthy article on > measurements > > alone, > >> but leaving out the post-1970s history entirely was a little > >> disappointing. It was strange to hit "ctrl-f Rohde" and see > only one > > reference in the > >> bibliography. Same for "Hewlett." "Rubiola" brings up one > hit (but no > >> citations) and "Stein" brings up none at all. > >> > >> -- john, KE5FX > >> Miles Design LLC > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > >> To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >> and follow the instructions there. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >