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Lecture 5
Superheterodyne Receivers.
Transmitters and Receivers
Generalized Transmitters
AM PM Generation
Inphase and Quadrature Generation
Superheterodyne Receiver
Frequency Division Multiplexing
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Generalized Transmitters
Re cos
cos sin
Where
c
j t
c
c c
j t
v t g t e R t t t
v t x t t y t t
g t R t e x t jy t
Any type of modulated signal can be represented by
The complex envelope g(t) is a function of the modulating signal m(t)
Transmitter
Modulating
signal
Modulated
signal
Example:
( )
Type of Modulation g(m)
AM : [1 ( )]
PM : p
c
jD m t
c
A m t
A e
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Generalized Transmitters
R(t) and θ(t) are functions of the modulating signal m(t) as given in TABLE 4.1
Two canonical forms for the generalized transmitter:
cos c
v t R t t t
1. AM- PM Generation Technique: Envelope and phase functions are generated to modulate
the carrier as
Figure 4–27 Generalized transmitter using the AM–PM generation technique.
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Generalized Transmitters
x(t) and y(t) are functions of the modulating signal m(t) as given in TABLE 4.1
t
t
y
t
t
x
t
v c
c
sin
cos
2. Quadrature Generation Technique: Inphase and quadrature signals are generated to
modulate the carrier as
Fig. 4–28 Generalized transmitter using the quadrature generation technique.
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IQ (In-phase and Quadrature-phase) Detector
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Generalized Receivers
Receivers
Tuned Radio Frequency (TRF) Receiver:
Composed of RF amplifiers and detectors.
No frequency conversion
It is not often used.
Difficult to design tunable RF stages.
Difficult to obtain high gain RF amplifiers
Superheterodyne Receiver:
Downconvert RF signal to lower IF frequency
Main amplifixcation takes place at IF
Two types of receivers:
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Tuned Radio Frequency (TRF) Receivers
Active
Tuning
Circuit
Detector
Circuit
Local
Oscillator
Bandpass
Filter
Baseband
Audio Amp
Composed of RF amplifiers and detectors.
No frequency conversion. It is not often used.
Difficult to design tunable RF stages.
Difficult to obtain high gain RF amplifiers
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Superheterodyne Receivers
The RF and IF frequency responses H1(f) and H2(f) are important in providing
the required reception characteristics.