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Synchronous or Phase-Sensitive Detector

The phase-sensitive detector (PSD) operates by multiplying a signal and reference input and passing the result through a low-pass filter. The output of the PSD is proportional to the cosine of the phase difference between the signal and reference inputs. When the inputs are in phase, the output reaches its maximum. As the phase difference increases to 90 degrees, the output drops to zero, and reaches its minimum at 180 degrees out of phase. The PSD thus provides a measure of synchronization between periodic signals and can be used to detect the presence of a signal within a bandwidth centered around the reference frequency.

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Synchronous or Phase-Sensitive Detector

The phase-sensitive detector (PSD) operates by multiplying a signal and reference input and passing the result through a low-pass filter. The output of the PSD is proportional to the cosine of the phase difference between the signal and reference inputs. When the inputs are in phase, the output reaches its maximum. As the phase difference increases to 90 degrees, the output drops to zero, and reaches its minimum at 180 degrees out of phase. The PSD thus provides a measure of synchronization between periodic signals and can be used to detect the presence of a signal within a bandwidth centered around the reference frequency.

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12.

4 Synchronous or Phase-Sensitive Detector


(SD) (PSD)

+1

LPF
Signal A low-pass
B filter

Φ
–1

Switch control
Reference

Figure 12.29 Phase-sensitive detector: principles of operation

Signal
2VS
Сигнал

0
t

V Reference

+ + +
Опорный
сигнал

- - t

Switch output
2VS Output from low-pass filter выход с ФНЧ
Выход с
ключа

0
t
Идеальная синхронизация  0 0

An ideal synchro Φ=00

Figure 12.30 Waveforms in a phase-sensitive detector operating with an in-phase sine


wave signal
Phase-sensitivity and Output-polarity of the SD

V V V
V

0 0 0
Signal

Сигнал
Сигнал
0
Сигнал

t t t
t

V V V

+ + + + + +
Reference

Опорный
0

сигнал
0
Опорный
0

сигнал
Опорный

0
сигнал

- - - t
- - - t
- - t

V V
V

0
Switch output

Выход с
ключа
0
Выход с
ключа

0
Выход с
ключа

t t
t среднее
значение
среднее
значение
среднее
значение

Average value, V0

(а) (b) (c)

Figure 12.31 Waveforms in a phase-sensitive detector for different phase conditions:


(а) θ=180˚; (b) θ=90˚; (с) arbitrary phase;

V0=k*Vi*cos θ

Φs-Φr=0 Φs-Φr=180

t
t

θ=0˚, cos θ=+1 θ=180˚, cos θ=-1 ˚

Φs - Φr = 90˚ Φs - Φr = 270˚

θ=90˚, cos θ=0 --- θ=270˚, cos θ=0


Characteristics of the SD (phase-sensitive detector)

time const. τс
Output
Signal input Low-
pass
filter

(υR at fR )
Inverting
Amplifier
Reference input

Signal input and reference input related and in step (in-phase)

Напр

Signal input
0

Reference input

Output of p.s.d.

No synchro 0
output of filter
cos90=0
time

P.s.d. characteristic
Output
bandwidth 1 / π·τс
cos θ
50Hz
180
0

90 270 θ fr
frequency
noise
power per unit bandwidth
cosine phase-sensitivity
Phase-sensitive detector’s output
versus phase difference between inputs θ
sinusoidal input square wave input

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