DSBSC and SSB Techniques
Md. Sarwar Hosen
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering,
Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology
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Block Diagram of a Communication System
Modulation Demodulation
Information Channel Receiver Destination
Transmitter
sources
decoding
Encoding
Noise
Sources
AM Modulation/Demodulation
Source Sink
Wireless
Channel
Modulator Demodulator
Baseband Signal Bandpass Signal Original Signal
with frequency with frequency with frequency
fm fc fm
(Modulating Signal) (Modulated Signal)
fc >> fm
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Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier (DSBSC) Technique
Fig. frequency spectrum of the DSBSC wave.
The next question will therefore be why AM is
still in use? The significant power saving in case
of DSBSC does not come without price. DSBSC
technique accordingly adds complexity at the
receiving point to recover the message. Thus
depending on the application, we can go either
for AM or DSBSC.
Suppose your application requirement is cost of
receiver needs to be significantly low, then AM is
preferred, as in the. Case of AM broadcasting
Alternatively, if the application is meant for
point-to-point service, then DSBSC is preferable.
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Problem: A 400 W carrier is amplitude modulated to a depth
of 100%. Calculate the total power in case of AM and DSBSC
techniques. How much power saving (in W) is achieved for
DSBSC? If the depth of modulation is changed to 75%, then
how much power (in W) is required for transmitting the
DSBSC wave? Compare the powers required for DSBSC in
both the cases and comment on the reason for change in the
power levels.
Solution: Case 1: Given, Pc= 400 W and m = 1.
Thus we require only 200 W in case of DSBSC which is one-
third of total AM power! This is the gain we achieve using
DSBSC.
Case 2 Given, Pc= 400 W and m = 0.75
The power required in this case is lower than m=1 case.
This infers that the total power in DSBSC also depends
on the depth of modulation. It will be maximum, that
is, one-third of total AM power when m = 1 and less
for m < 1.
Problem: A DSBSC transmitter radiates 1 kW
when the modulation percentage is 60%. How
much of carrier power (in kW) is required if we
want to transmit the same message by an AM
transmitter?
Solution:
We require 5.56 kW to transmit the carrier component along
with the existing 1 kW for the sidebands when m =0.6.
Generation of DSBSC Signal
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Demodulation of DSBSC Signal
Generation of DSBSC Signal Using Balanced Modulator
Diode Based Balanced Modulator
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Generation of DSBSC Signal Using Balanced Modulator
FET Based Balanced Modulator
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Single Sideband Suppressed Carrier Modulation (SSB-SC)
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Generation of SSB-SC Signal
Filter Method
Limitations?
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Generation of SSB-SC Signal
Phase Shift Method
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Generation of SSB-SC Signal
The Third Method / Weaver’s Method
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Vestigial Sideband (VSB) Technique
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Vestigial Sideband (VSB) Technique
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Vestigial Sideband (VSB) Modulation and Demodulation
Scheme for generation of VSB signal
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Block diagram of VSB demodulator
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Use of VSB in Broadcast Television (From B. P. Lathi’s Book)
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Use of VSB in Broadcast Television (From B. P. Lathi’s Book)
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Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
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Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
QAM Modulator QAM Demodulator
Output of QAM Modulator:
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M-QAM Signal Will be Discussed Later. 50
