The Agilent E5052A signal source analyzer is designed to help R&D and manufacturing engineers across a wide range of electronic industries perform signal source tests more accurately, at lower cost, with unprecedented simplicity. SSA provides a complete set of measurement functions for full characterization of signal sources. Each of the SSA’s measurement functions delivers perform- ance that is comparable to or exceeds that of conventional dedicated test instruments and systems. This document describes conventional signal source measurement techniques and the advanced measurement techniques of Agilent’s SSA: •Phase noise measurement •Transient measurement