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Analog Communication - DSBSC Modulation

In the process of Amplitude Modulation, the modulated wave consists of the carrier wave and two sidebands. The
modulated wave has the information only in the sidebands. Sideband is nothing but a band of frequencies,
containing power, which are the lower and higher frequencies of the carrier frequency.

The transmission of a signal, which contains a carrier along with two sidebands can be termed as Double
Sideband Full Carrier system or simply DSBFC. It is plotted as shown in the following figure.

However, such a transmission is inefficient. Because, two-thirds of the power is being wasted in the carrier, which
carries no information.
If this carrier is suppressed and the saved power is distributed to the two sidebands, then such a process is called
as Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier system or simply DSBSC. It is plotted as shown in the following figure.

Mathematical Expressions

Let us consider the same mathematical expressions for modulating and carrier signals as we have considered in
the earlier chapters.

i.e., Modulating signal

m
m((t
t)) =
= A
Am cos(2πf mt
m cos(2πfm t))

Carrier signal

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

Mathematically, we can represent the equation of DSBSC wave as the product of modulating and carrier signals.

s
s((t
t)) =
= m
m((t
t))c
c((t
t))

⇒
⇒ s
s((t
t)) =
= A
Am A c cos
m Ac cos((2
2ππf
fm t) cos(2πf c t
m t) cos(2πfc t))

Bandwidth of DSBSC Wave

B
BWW =
= f
fmma
ax
− f miin
x − fm n

Consider the equation of DSBSC modulated wave.

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

A
Am Ac
m Ac
A
Am Ac
m Ac
⇒
⇒ s
s((t
t)) =
= cos
cos[[2
2ππ(
(ffc + f m)
c + fm )tt]] +
+ cos
cos[[2
2ππ(
(ffc − f m)
c − fm )tt]]
2
2 2
2

The DSBSC modulated wave has only two frequencies. So, the maximum and minimum frequencies are
f
fc + fm
c + fm
and f
fc − fm
c − fm
respectively.

i.e.,

f
fmma
ax
= fc +
x = fc +ffm
m
and f
fmmi
in
= fc −
n = fc −ffm
m

Substitute, f
fmma
axx
and f
fmmi
inn
values in the bandwidth formula.

B
BWW =
= f
fc + fm −
c + fm −((f
fc − f m)
c − fm )

⇒
⇒ B
BWW =
= 2
2ffm
m

Thus, the bandwidth of DSBSC wave is same as that of AM wave and it is equal to twice the frequency of the
modulating signal.

Power Calculations of DSBSC Wave

Consider the following equation of DSBSC modulated wave.

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