Bandpass Receiver Structures
Bandpass Receiver Structures
or equivalently
a −1
NX
= vn hT R (t − [n + 1]T ) + w(t)
n=0
where w(t) is the filtered noise, and
Z ∞
hT R (t) = hT (t + τ )hT (τ ) dτ
−∞
is the combined impulse response of the transmit and receive filters.
Eye Diagrams:
Suppose a rectangular pulse shape is used for hT (t). For a transmitted lowpass signal, v(t), given by
Signal Sampler:
– sample signal at the symbol rate
rn = rI,n + jrQ,n
= r([n + 1]T )
a −1
NX
= vm hT R ([n + 1]T − [m + 1]T ) + w([n + 1]T )
m=0
a −1
NX
= vm hT R ([n − m]T ) + wn
m=0
where wn is a noise sample.
– to prevent intersymbol interference (ISI), it is necessary that
hT R (nT ) = δn
so that
a −1
NX
rn = vm δn−m + wn
m=0
= vn + w n
All unit-energy pulse shapes that are non-zero over only the interval [0, T ] possess this property.
Note: There are many other pulse shapes of longer duration that also fulfill this requirement. Although the
transmitted symbols will overlap in time as the signal is transmitted, as long as the pulse shape has
the property
Z ∞
hT (nT + τ )hT (τ ) dτ = δn
−∞
then ISI will not occur.
Longer durations for the pulse shape can lead to narrower bandwidth signals.
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Decision Device:
– select the point in the signal constellation closest to the received sample to estimate the transmitted symbol