3.3.1. Consider the quadrature multiplexed signal s(t) = A cos(2πfct) + m(t) sin(2πfct). Assume
A > |m(t)|.
(a) Determine the envelope of this signal. Hint: The envelope of a sinusoidal signal is the
term in front of the cosine. Also, a cos(θ) + b sin(θ) = √
a
2 + b
2 cos(θ − tan−1
(b/a)).
Can an amplitude scaled version of m(t) be recovered from the envelope?
(b) Now suppose A |m(t)|. Using the approximation that when p q,
, determine an approximation for the envelope when A |m(t)|. Can an
amplitude scaled version of m(t) be recovered from the envelope in this case?
(c) Consider instead a detector that computes x(t) = s(t) cos(2πfct + θ) and y(t) =
s(t) sin(2πfct + θ). Suppose x(t) and y(t) are added together and then put through
a lowpass filter with cutoff frequency fc. What is the output? Hint: Use the
trigonometric identities cos(a) cos(b) = 1/2
cos(a + b) + 1/2
cos(a − b), sin(a) sin(b) =
1
2
cos(a − b) −
1
2
cos(a + b), and cos(a) sin(b) = 1
2
sin(a + b) −
1
2
sin(a − b).
(d) Can an amplitude scaled version of m(t) be recovered in case (c) for all values of θ?
Assume constant terms can be removed (even if they depend on θ).
Answer is here