Soma, ManiEcker, Allan Christopher2014-04-302015-12-142014-04-302014Ecker_washington_0250E_12792.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/25477Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2014An all-digital method is used to detect sinusoidal phase noise components while reducing the need for computation intensive post-processing. We use the frequency-selective behavior of a narrow bandwidth infinite impulse response (IIR) digital filter to replace the frequency- domain evaluation of an FFT. This form of digital post-processing reduces the calculation overhead of making frequency-domain observations. We provide a model for the inherent nonidealities of the relevant quantization processes which will need to be managed in a practical implementation of this technique for manufacturing test.application/pdfen-USCopyright is held by the individual authors.measurement; phase noise; TDC; testElectrical engineeringelectrical engineeringThesis