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Area of Science:

  • Metrology
  • Time and Frequency Standards
  • Instrumentation

Background:

  • Accurate phase and frequency comparison is crucial for advanced scientific and technological applications.
  • Existing methods, often based on phase difference multiplication, have limitations in simplicity and interpretation.
  • Developing novel instruments with improved performance and broader applicability is an ongoing need.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report the design, performance, and application of a novel phase and frequency comparator.
  • To demonstrate the advantages of direct phase-time measurement using a high-performance event timer.
  • To evaluate the instrument's background instability and its suitability for comparing stable frequency sources.

Main Methods:

  • Direct phase-time measurement utilizing a high-performance event timer.
  • Analysis of background instability via a common-clock test with a 200 MHz clock signal.
  • Noise bandwidth reduction to 5 Hz through data preprocessing.
  • Application in comparing two hydrogen masers (H-masers).

Main Results:

  • The instrument exhibits simple implementation, a broad frequency range, and clear result interpretation.
  • Background instability was measured to follow Allan deviation of 4 × 10(-14)/τ for averaging times from 0.1 s to 10^4 s.
  • Performance surpasses that of commercially available instruments based on phase difference multiplication.
  • The noise background was found to be negligible for averaging intervals exceeding 100 ms.

Conclusions:

  • The developed phase and frequency comparator offers a superior, direct measurement approach.
  • Its low background instability and broad frequency range make it ideal for comparing low-noise, highly stable frequency sources.
  • The instrument enables precise time-domain frequency stability measurements, proving its utility in advanced metrology.