Data Interpretation: Step 3: Ch1 shows the amplitude of the message measuring a 4Vp-p while Ch3 shows the carrier signal measuring also a 4Vp-p. This was measured at the inputs of the Multiplier Module. We’ve noticed from the graph that which means the frequency of the carrier is much greater than that of the frequency of the message. This only shows the relationship of the message and the carrier before they are inputted at the multiplier.
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Ch1 shows the amplitude of the message measuring a 4Vp-p while Ch3 shows thecarrier signal measuring also a 4Vp-p. This was measured at the inputs of the MultiplierModule. We’ve noticed from the graph that which means the frequency ofthe carrier is much greater than that of the frequency of the message. This only showsthe relationship of the message and the carrier before they are inputted at the multiplier.
This picture shows the 4Vp-p output at the multiplier.
From this equation:
cost . cost = (E/2) cos t + (E/2) cos( )t
It shows that the product is represented by two new signals, one on the sum frequency
, and one on the difference frequency ) as shown in the figure below. This
equation shows that the component at frequency ( ) contains exactly the same
information as the component at ) since one can be uniquely determined from the
other by taking the complex conjugate. The portion of the spectrum for || > is called
the upper sideband and the portion for|| < is called the lower sideband. The fact thatthe modulated signal contains both portions of the spectrum explains why the term,double-sideband, is used.
Remembering the inequality the two new components are located closeto the frequency w rad/s, one just below, and the other just above it. These arereferred to as the lower and upper sidebands respectively.
These two components were derived from a ‘carrier’ term on rad/s, and a message on
rad/s. Because there is no term at carrier frequency in the product signal it isdescribed as a double sideband suppressed carrier (DSBSC) signal.
The term ‘carrier’ comes from the context of ‘double sideband Amplitude Modulation'(commonly abbreviated to just AM).