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L6: DSB-SC Demodulation and Standard AM

The document discusses several methods of demodulating DSB-SC and standard AM signals. It describes: 1) Two approaches for DSB-SC demodulation - recovering the in-phase component or multiplying by a cosine local oscillator. 2) The "quadrature null effect" that occurs if the phase of the local oscillator is off from the carrier phase. 3) How standard AM avoids phase reversal of the negative half of the message by modulating the amplitude of a carrier above the message bandwidth. 4) Asynchronous envelope detection as a method for demodulating standard AM, using a diode and RC circuit to extract the signal envelope.

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L6: DSB-SC Demodulation and Standard AM

The document discusses several methods of demodulating DSB-SC and standard AM signals. It describes: 1) Two approaches for DSB-SC demodulation - recovering the in-phase component or multiplying by a cosine local oscillator. 2) The "quadrature null effect" that occurs if the phase of the local oscillator is off from the carrier phase. 3) How standard AM avoids phase reversal of the negative half of the message by modulating the amplitude of a carrier above the message bandwidth. 4) Asynchronous envelope detection as a method for demodulating standard AM, using a diode and RC circuit to extract the signal envelope.

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L6: DSB-SC Demodulation and Standard AM

DSBSC Demodulation

Approach 1: In-phase component of received signal complex


envelope is

sI (t)  Ac m(t).

Recall that s I (t)  s(t) cos(2f c t)  ŝ(t) sin(2f c t)

Block diagram…?

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DSB-SC, continued

Approach 2: First, multiply received signal by cosine @ f c Hz.


We get

v(t)  s (t) cos(2f t)  A m(t) cos(2f t) 2 ,


rec c c c

 Ac m(t)1 cos(4f ct) / 2  0.5Ac m(t)  0.5Ac m(t) cos(4f ct),


 0.5A m(t)  0.5A m(t)(e j4fct  e - j4f ct ) / 2
c c
 0.5A m(t)  0.25A m(t)e j4f ct  0.25A m(t)e - j4f ct ,
c c c

V ( f )  0.5Ac M ( f )  0.25Ac M ( f - 2 f c )  0.25Ac M ( f  2f c ).

How to recover message…?

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Quadrature Null Effect

Both approaches above: examples of synchronous demodulation


or coherent detection. Receiver generates local sinusoid with
exactly the same frequency and phase as carrier.

Suppose phase is out by  rad.


v(t)  s rec (t) cos(2f c t   )  Ac m(t) cos(2f c t) cos(2f c t   ),
 Ac m(t)cos( )  cos(4f c t   ) / 2,
 0.5Ac m(t) cos( )  0.5Ac m(t) cos(4f c t   ),

The LPF then yields 0.5Ac m(t) cos( ).


If    / 2 (i.e. local sinusoid and carrier are roughly in
quadrature)  severe attenuation.

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(Proakis & Salehi)

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Standard Amplitude Modulation

Viewed in freq. domain, DSB-SC appears easy. However,

 Local carrier at receiver must be in phase with carrier – need


extra circuitry to ensure this. Same freq. too.

 Building ideal mixers (i.e. multipliers) is not easy.

In DSB-SC, envelope  |message|. Suggests looking only at


envelope of received signal to demodulate.

Problem: when message becomes –ve, DSB-SC waveform


“bounces” off time axis : phase reversal.

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Amplitude Modulation

So, suppose we transmit instead

s(t)  Ac 1   m(t) cos(2f c t),

choosing amplitude sensitivity or modulation index  so that


| m(t ) | 1 /   1  m(t )  1   | m(t ) | 0, t.
i.e. 1   m(t) is envelope of s(t) (no |.|).

Further choose f c  W (message BW), so that m(t)  constant

over each carrier cycle  Maxima of s(t) follow envelope.

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Standard AM Waveforms (Fig 4.2-1, Carlson et al)

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Stan. AM Demodulation: Asynchronous Envelope Detection

Fig 4.5-6, Carlson et al

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Reasoning Behind Circuit:

Diode is on at t=0, so that v(0)  vin (0)

Input then drops rapidly. If R1C1  1/ f c , v(t) can’t follow fast


enough (why?)
 Diode goes into reverse bias & C1 slowly discharges,
v(t)  vin (0) .

Meanwhile, vin (t) has swung back up again. If R1C1  1/W ,


envelope of vin (t) can’t drop faster than v(t)
 vin (t) always eventually meets decaying v(t) .
Diode turns on again & v(t) tracks input.

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