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AM DEMODULATION
Shunt-Diode Detector

Neets Module 12-Modulation Principles
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3-7 Figure 3-5B.—Series-diode detector and wave shapes. RF INPUT SIGNAL. Figure 3-5C.—Series-diode detector and wave shapes. RECTIFIED SIGNAL. Figure 3-5D.—Series-diode detector and wave shapes. AUDIO SIGNAL. Series-Diode Detector Let’s analyze the operation of the circuit shown in view (A) of figure 3-5. This circuit is the basic type of diode receiver and is known as a SERIES-DIODE DETECTOR. The circuit consists of an antenna, a tuned LC tank circuit, a semiconductor diode detector, and a headset which is bypassed by capacitor C2. The antenna receives the transmitted rf energy and feeds it to the tuned tank circuit. This tank circuit (L1 and C1) selects which rf signal will be detected. As the tank resonates at the selected frequency, the wave shape in view (B) is developed across the tank circuit. Because the semiconductor is a nonlinear device, it conducts in only one direction. This eliminates the negative portion of the rf carrier and produces the signal shown in view (C). The current in the circuit must be smoothed before the headphones can reproduce the af intelligence. This action is achieved by C2 which acts as a filter to






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