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- What does an envelope detector do in the frequency domain?
- What is the significance of the envelope of an AM signal?
- What is envelope detection method?
- Why the envelope detector is so popular in AM demodulation?
What does an envelope detector do in the frequency domain?
An envelope detector can be used to demodulate a previously modulated signal by removing all high frequency components of the signal. The capacitor and resistor form a low-pass filter to filter out the carrier frequency.
What is the significance of the envelope of an AM signal?
A signal's envelope is equivalent to its outline, and an envelope detector connects the amplitude peaks of the signal. Envelope detection has numerous applications in the fields of signal processing and communications, one of which is amplitude modulation (AM) detection or demodulation.
What is envelope detection method?
This envelope detection method involves squaring the input signal and sending this signal through a lowpass filter. Squaring the signal effectively demodulates the input by using itself as its own carrier wave.
Why the envelope detector is so popular in AM demodulation?
The main advantage of this form of AM Demodulator is that it is very simple and cheap! Just one diode, one capacitor, and one resistor. That's why it is used so often. However, it does suffer from some practical problems.
