Lecture 3
Amplitude Modulation Agenda
Bandwidth-efficient Amplitude Modulations
Single SideBand (SSB)
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
Amplitude Modulation 1-2 Amplitude Modulation Single Sideband (SSB)
Either the LSB or the USB can be suppressed from the DSB signal via bandpass filtering
One sideband is transmitted
Requires only one-half the bandwidth of the DSB-SC signal
An SSB signal can be coherently demodulated like DSB-SC signals
Since no additional carrier accompanies the modulated SSB signal SSB-SC Amplitude Modulation 1-3
Single Sideband (SSB)
Amplitude Modulation 1-4 Single Sideband (SSB)
Time Domain Representation of SSB Signals Obtaining a time domain expression for each sideband (building blocks of an SSB signal) For USB
Amplitude Modulation 1-5 Single Sideband (SSB)
Time Domain Representation of SSB Signals From the frequency-shifting property, the inverse transform yields
• If the phase of every component of m(t) is changed by π/2 and without changing the amplitude, the resulting signal is
mh(t), the Hilbert transform of m(t) Similarly for LSB,
Generally, for a SSB signal
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SSB-SC
Given the time domain expression of SSB- SC signals, the coherent demodulation of such signals can be confirmed analytically
Apply low pass filter to remove unwanted SSB
terms (i.e., signals with frequency 2fc)
Amplitude Modulation 1-7 SSB Modulation Systems
Three common methods
Phase shifting
Selective filtering
Weaver method
Amplitude Modulation 1-8 SSB Modulation Systems
Phase shifting
Phase shifter
Amplitude Modulation 1-9 Example
Consider the following circuit: (i) An upper-sideband single-sideband (SSB) can be generated by feeding a message signal m(t) into the input port of the above circuit. This is known as phase-shifted method for SSB signal generation. Determine the modulated signal s(t) at the output port. (ii) Suggest one appropriate modification of the circuit so that the modified circuit can be used to demodulate the upper-sideband SSB signal obtained in part (i) and retrieve the message signal m(t). Prove and verify your modified circuit as an upper-sideband SSB signal demodulator Amplitude Modulation 1-10 SSB Modulation Systems
Selective-filtering
The most commonly used method of generating SSB signals
A DSB-SC signal is passed through a sharp cutoff filter to eliminate the undesired sideband
To obtain USB, the filter should pass all
components above fc unattenuated and
completely suppress all components below fc Amplitude Modulation 1-11 SSB Modulation Systems
Selective-filtering
Amplitude Modulation 1-12 SSB Modulation Systems
Selective-filtering
Amplitude Modulation 1-13 SSB Modulation Systems
Weaver’s method
Two stages of SSB amplitude modulation is used
First, the modulation is carried out by using a
smaller carrier frequency fc1
The resulting SSB signal effectively widens the
gap to 2fc1
Now by treating this signal as the new baseband signal, it is possible to achieve SSB-modulation at a higher carrier frequency Amplitude Modulation 1-14 SSB Modulation Systems
Weaver’s method
Amplitude Modulation 1-15 Detection of SSB Signals with a Carrier (SSB+C) Consider SSB signals with a carrier
m(t) can be recovered by synchronous detection
[multiplying by Acos2πfct or Acosωct]
If A is large enough, m(t) can also be recovered by envelope or rectifier detection (as in AM-TC)
Amplitude Modulation 1-16 Detection of SSB Signals with a Carrier (SSB+C) Recovering SSB signals by envelope detector
Where E(t) is the envelope of the signal
Amplitude Modulation 1-17 Detection of SSB Signals with a Carrier (SSB+C)
Amplitude Modulation 1-18 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
Due to limitations of generating accurately SSB-SC signals, Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) or quadrature multiplexing is presented QAM can be adopted without requiring sharp-cutoff bandpass filters Operates by transmitting two DSB signals using carriers of same frequency but in phase quadrature
Amplitude Modulation 1-19 QAM
Amplitude Modulation 1-20 QAM Two modulated DSB signals occupy the same band
Baseband signals can be separated at the receiver by synchronous detection if two local carriers are used in phase quadrature
Amplitude Modulation 1-21 QAM
Two baseband signals m1(t) and m2(t), each of bandwidth B Hz, can be transmitted simultaneously over a bandwidth 2B by using DSB transmission and quadrature multiplexing The upper channel is the in-phase (I) channel and the lower channel is the quadrature (Q) channel
m1(t) and m2(t) can be separately demodulated
Amplitude Modulation 1-22 QAM – Demodulation
The QAM demodulation must be totally synchronous An error in the phase or the frequency of the carrier at the demodulator in QAM will result in loss and interference between the two channels Let the carrier at the demodulator
Amplitude Modulation 1-23 QAM - Demodulation In this carrier case
The low pass filter suppresses the two signals modulated by carrier of angular frequency resulting in the first output
The same will happen for the second output This is called co-channel interference (undesirable) Unequal attenuation of the USB and LSB during transmission leads to cross talk or co-channel interference Amplitude Modulation 1-24 QAM
Quadrature multiplexing is used in analog color television to multiplex the so-called chrominance signals, which carry information about colors
Digital satellite television transmission applies QAM
Amplitude Modulation 1-25 QAM
In terms of bandwidth requirement, SSB is similar to QAM but less exacting in terms of the carrier frequency and the phase or the requirement of distortionless medium
SSB has difficulties if the baseband signal m(t) has significant spectral content near DC
Amplitude Modulation 1-26 Lecture Summary
Covered material Bandwidth-efficient Amplitude Modulations Single SideBand (SSB) Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
Material to be covered next lecture Vestigial Sideband (VSB) Modulation Local Carrier Synchronization for Suppressed Carrier Signals Transmission
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