Tutorial Session 2A - The Leeson Effect: Phase Noise in Feedback Oscillators

Abstract

Craig Nelson received his BSEE from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1990. After working in the optical disk market and co-founding SpectraDynamics, he joined the staff at the Time and Frequency Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He has worked on synthesis and control electronics, as well as software for both the NIST7 and F1 primary frequency standards. He is presently involved in research and development of ultra-stable synthesizers, low phase noise electronics, and phase noise metrology. Current areas of research include high-speed pulsed phase noise measurements and phase noise metrology in the 100 GHz range. He has published over 20 papers and frequently presents tutorials on the practical aspects of high-resolution phase noise metrology.