An Ultra Broad band Demodulator for Microwave FM Receiver

Guided By : Dr.Santhosh Kumar S Presented By: Sruthi.M.A M1 MTV

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Overview
Introduction Existing System New FM Demodulator Simulation Experimental Verification Conclusion

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Introduction
Microwave Communication Frequency Modulation Why Frequency Modulation ? FM Demodulators Direct Demodulators With Limiter & FM-AM conversion Quadrature Detector Foster-Seeley Discriminator Using Delay Line Indirect Demodulator PLL

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Existing System

Fig.1.Frequency Detector with limiter and FM-AM conversion

Fig.2.Phase Discriminator or quadrature detector

Fig.3.Detector type frequency discriminator

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Continued..

Fig .4. Simplified block diagram of a mixer type frequency discriminator

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Novel Frequency Demodulator

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Components
Power Splitter Delay Line 90 Hybrid Phase Detector Low Pass Filter Amplifier Analog Multiplier Operational Amplifier

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Demodulator Analysis

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Contd..

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Contd..

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Simulation

Fig .6. Input bit stream of a GSM signal and demodulator output.

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Experimental Verification
Power Splitters 42100 (Anaren) 90 Hybrid Amplitude imbalance <1.2 dB Phase imbalance <5 Phase Detectors M85C(MACOM) Delay Line Coaxial Delay Line 4-quadrant Multipliers AD835 Operational Amplifiers AD8099 Voltage gain 51.8dB Fig. 7. Photograph of the constructed setup for evaluating the proposed demodulator
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Experimental setup
Signal Generator Frequency Modulation capability 14- bit ADC & FIFO Evaluation Board sampling and recording data

Fig. 8. Evaluating setup for the proposed demodulator

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Results
1 MHz sinusoid as modulating signal Square waveform as modulating signal

Fig.9. Modulating signal & Demodulator Output

Fig.10. Modulating signal & Demodulator Output

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Total Harmonic Distortion

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Demodulator Bandwidth
Depends on frequency response of baseband stages
11.8MHz Independent of carrier frequencies, delay quantities,FM deviations

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Demodulator amplitude Response

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BER Measurement
Network analyzer ANT 20 SE Variable gain amplifier with manual tuining

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Bit Error Rate

Fig. 16. BER versus input signal power at 3 GHz

Fig.17. BER versus input signal power at 17 GHz

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Conclusion
New scheme for direct frequency demodulator introduced

Broadband frequency range showed no dependency on carrier frequency

No need of tuning elements Can be implemented in IC technology with an external delay line BER, Amplitude Response, Total Harmonic Distortion etc showed good correspondence

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References
1. S.R.Kurtz,Mixers as phase detectors, Watkins-Johnoson Company, Palo Alto,CA,Tech. Note, vol. 5, no. 1,1978 2. H.Gheidi and A.Banai, Phase-noise measurement of microwave oscillators using phase-shifterless delay-line discriminator, IEEE Trans Microw. Theory Tech, vol. 58, no.2,pp.468-477,Feb.2010

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Thank you

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