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DSBSC Demodulators

The process of extracting an original message signal from DSBSC wave is known as detection
or demodulation of DSBSC. The following demodulators (detectors) are used for demodulating
DSBSC wave.
Coherent Detector
Costas Loop

Coherent Detector

Here, the same carrier signal (which is used for generating DSBSC signal) is used to detect the
message signal. Hence, this process of detection is called as coherent or synchronous
detection. Following is the block diagram of the coherent detector.

In this process, the message signal can be extracted from DSBSC wave by multiplying it with a
carrier, having the same frequency and the phase of the carrier used in DSBSC modulation. The
resulting signal is then passed through a Low Pass Filter. Output of this filter is the desired
message signal.
Let the DSBSC wave be

s
s((t
t)) =
= A
Ac cos(2πf c t
c cos(2πfc t))m
m((t
t))

The output of the local oscillator is

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c
c((t
t)) =
= A
Ac cos(2πf c t
c cos(2πfc t++ϕ
ϕ))

Where, ϕ
ϕ is the phase difference between the local oscillator signal and the carrier signal,

which is used for DSBSC modulation.

From the figure, we can write the output of product modulator as

v
v((t
t)) =
= s
s((t
t))c
c((t
t))

Substitute, s
s((t
t)) and c
c((t
t)) values in the above equation.

⇒
⇒ v
v((t
t)) =
= A
Ac cos(2πf c t
c cos(2πfc t))m
m((t
t))A
Ac cos(2πf c t
c cos(2πfc t++ϕ
ϕ))

2
2
=
= A
Ac cos
cos((2
2ππf
fc t) cos(2πf c t
c t) cos(2πfc t++ϕ
ϕ))m
m((t
t))
c

2
2
A
Acc
=
= [[cos
cos((4
4ππf
fc t + ϕ) + cos ϕ] m (t)
c t + ϕ) + cos ϕ] m (t)
2
2

2
2 2
2
A
Acc
A
Acc
v
v((t
t)) =
= cos
cos ϕ
ϕmm(
(tt)
)++ cos
cos((4
4ππf
fc t
t++ϕ
ϕ))m
m((t
t))
c
2
2 2
2

In the above equation, the first term is the scaled version of the message signal. It can be
extracted by passing the above signal through a low pass filter.
Therefore, the output of low pass filter is

2
2
A
Acc
v
v0 tt =
= cos
cos ϕ
ϕmm(
(tt)
)
0
2
2

The demodulated signal amplitude will be maximum, when ϕ

ϕ =
= 0
0
0
0
. That’s why the local

oscillator signal and the carrier signal should be in phase, i.e., there should not be any phase
difference between these two signals.

The demodulated signal amplitude will be zero, when ϕ

ϕ =
= ±
±90
90
0
0
. This effect is called as

quadrature null effect.

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