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16.543 Theory of
Communication:
Lecture 4:
Introduction to FM and PM
Center Frequency t
e( t ) = A cos(c t + )
This is constant
This is the angle
e(t ) = A cos[c t + (t )]
t
pk f (t ) pk f (t )dt
PM FM
Frequency Modulated
Baseband (BB)
Carrier
Modulator
=0 Carrier
d
f inst . =
dt
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Modulating Frequency (fm)
High frequencies; big fm (fast)
fm = 1 kHz, 1 volt
Frequency Modulator
deviation constant = 12kHz/volt 100 MHz 12kHz
at 1kHz rate.
fc = 100 MHz
Frequency Modulation
Phase
OSC Modulator Multiplier Amp
Speech Clipper
Amp Filter Phase Modulation
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 n9
FM f/fm = 6
PM = 6 rads.
Center
Frequency
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spectrum
goes beyond the deviation
goes beyond the deviation
FM Spectra
Sine wave modulating signal fm
Level of unmodulated carrier
100
= 2.4
80
60
40
20
0
Line spacing = fm 2f
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Spectrum of WBFM
40db below
the unmodulated carrier
2fm
40db below
the unmodulated carrier
>2fm
40db below
the unmodulated carrier
>>2fm
40db below
the unmodulated carrier
2f
2f
0.1 2 2 20 BW = 2fm
0.3 4 4 14
0.5 4 4 8
1.0 6 6 6
2.0 8 8 4
5.0 16 16 3.2
10.0 28 28 2.8
30.0 70 70 2.3 BW 2f
Slope Detection
f
fc
Linear Range
Balanced Discriminator
fc
1 t
Hard Limiter Pulser
T t T
BB Out
Limiter Output
Pulser Output
0 dB Combined Response
Pre-emphasis
De-emphasis
fco
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Summary of Modulation