EE115IU Lab3
EE115IU Lab3
EE115IU
PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
LABORATORY
Lab 3
FM MODULATION
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I. Objectives
The objective of this lab is to explore the concepts FM signals. Specifically, we will simulate
them by using MATLAB.
1. Computer
2. MATLAB software
: modulation index
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IV. Problems
( )
t
u ( t )=10 cos 4000 πt+2 π k f ∫ m ( τ ) dτ ,
−∞
where k f =8.
The output of the FM modulator u(t) is passed through an ideal bandpass filter (BPF)
centered at f c =2000 Hz with a bandwidth of 62 Hz. (See the below figure)
1. Plot m(t) and u(t) in time domain and frequency domain. Explain results!
V. Review Questions
1. What is Frequency Modulation (FM) and how does it differ from Amplitude Modulation
(AM)?
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2. Explain the process of frequency modulation. How does the carrier frequency change in
response to the message signal?
Step 1: Carrier wave : a high frequency sinusoidal wave is used as the carrier. This wave
is m(t)
Step 2: message wave: this is input signal that contains the information to be transmitted.
It is a typically a lower frequency signal m(t)
Step 4: modulated signal: the frequency of the carrier wave at any give time is f(t)=
f_c+f_f*m(t)
When the amplitude of the message signal increases, the carrier frequency shifts
proportionally higher than its base frequency.
When the amplitude of the message signal decreases, the carrier frequency shifts
proportionally lower than its base frequency.
If the message signal amplitude is zero, the carrier frequency remains at its unmodulated
value f_c.
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