There is a lot of information available on the internet for engineers who want to learn more about frequency control, synchronization and clocks in general.

We thought it would be beneficial to collect some of these resources together in one place with the intent of tracking information down a little easier. Note this list is a work in progress that we will be adding to over time.

Specific Topics

Frequency Stability

• Handbook of Frequency Stability Analysis
• Introduction to TCXOs

Jitter and Phase Noise

• A simplified approach to converting Phase noise to Jitter
• Some useful calculators for jitter and phase noise
• Keysight (formerly Agilent) article on Jitter and Phase Noise

Jitter and Wander

• Keysight (formerly Agilent) article on Jitter and Wander
• A brief introduction to Jitter and Wander

Collections and General

In general. the Article and Application Note collection on the Vectron website is a good place to start.

• Vectron application notes and articles

Bill Wriley is the author of the Stable 32 software package and maintains links to useful material on his site:

• Bill Wriley: Publications
• Bill Wriley: References

Standards and Societies

NIST Time and Frequency Division has some very useful resources, including a glossary and links to articles of general interest:

• Glossary
• List of General Interest Publications

The IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, And Frequency Control Society (UFFC) maintains some very helpful introductory material:

• education resources

Conferences and Workshops

In the U.S. NIST/ATIS hosts the Workshop on Synchronization in Telecommunication Systems (WSTS). They provide links to past presentations on their site:

• Library

In Europe the International Telecom Sync Forum (ITSF) hosts a similar set of workshops to WSTS, and they also provide links to past presentations:

• Past Papers

Exploring Wider Frequency and Time Topics

There is a small but thriving hobbyist community dedicated to understanding timing technology. Tom Van Baak maintains some interesting material on his site:

• Tom Van Baak

Tags: Jitter, Oscillator, Phase Noise, Stability, Wander