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If the dBc figure is positive, then the relative signal strength is greater than the carrier signal strength. If the dBc figure is negative, then the relative signal strength is less than carrier signal strength.
695:{\displaystyle P_{\mathrm {S} }-P_{\mathrm {C} }=10\log _{10}\left({\frac {\mathrm {S} }{\mathrm {C} }}\right)=10\log _{10}\left({\frac {10\,\mathrm {\mu W} }{0{.}1\,\mathrm {mW} }}\right)=-10\,\mathrm {dBc} } 298: 175: 164: 127: 413: 972: 967: 526:
It is also possible to compute the dBc power of noise signal with respect to reference signal directly as logarithm of their ratio as follows:
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Taylor 1995, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI), NIST Special Publication SP811
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The calculation of dBc difference between noise signal and reference signal is then as follows:
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offset from the carrier. dBc can also be used as a measurement of Spurious-Free Dynamic Range (
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Power of reference signal expressed in decibel is :
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Index

carrier
carrier
decibels
phase noise
Hz
frequency
SFDR
digital-to-analog converter
frequency mixer
decibel
SI
Taylor 1995, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI), NIST Special Publication SP811
Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology
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Decibel
suffixes
dBm
dBW
dBV
dBm/Hz
PSD
dBA
dBZ
dBsm
dBc
dBi
dBFS
dBrn

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