EEE 309
Communication Theory
Instructor: Tishna Sabrina
Summer 2016
Lecture 4
Demodulation of AM
Generation of AM Signal
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Demodulation of AM Signal
Like DSB-SC signals, the AM signal can be
demodulated coherently by a locally generated
carrier.
It does not take the advantage that the envelope
of the AM signal follows the message signal.
There are two types of non-coherent methods of
AM demodulation
Rectifier detection and
Envelope detection.
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Rectifier Detection of AM Signal
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Envelope Detection of AM Signal
The dc term A can be blocked out by a capacitor or a simple RC high
pass filter.
The ripple may be reduced further by another LPF.
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AM: Single Sideband (SSB)
Transmits only
one sideband to
reduce BW after
modulation.
Steps:
Generate
USB or LSB
in baseband
Modulate with
c
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