EE1 and ISE1 Communications I

Pier Luigi Dragotti

Lecture fourteen
 Lecture Aims

• To verify bandwidth calculations for FM using single

tone modulating signals

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 Verification of FM bandwidth

• To verify Carson’s rule

 
kf mp
BF M = 2(∆f + B) = 2 +B
2π

• Consider a single tone modulating sinusoid

t
α
Z
m(t) = α cos ωmt a(t) = m(τ )dτ = sin ωmt
−∞ ωm

• We can express the FM signal as

 k α

j ωc t+ ωfm sin ωm t
ϕ̂F M (t) = Ae

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 Verification of FM bandwidth

• The angular frequency deviation is ∆ω = kf mp = αkf

• Since the bandwidth of m(t) is B = fm Hz, the frequency deviation ratio (or
modulation index) is
∆f ∆ω αkf
β= = =
fm ωm ωm

• Hence the FM signal becomes

ϕ̂F M (t) = Ae(jωct+jβ sin ωmt) = Aejωct(ejβ sin ωmt)

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 Verification of FM bandwidth

The exponential term ejβ sin ωmt is a periodic signal with period 2π/ωm and can
be expanded by the exponential Fourier series:

∞
X
ejβ sin ωmt = Cnejnωmt
n=−∞

where
π/ωm
ωm
Z
Cn = ejβ sin ωmte−jnωmtdt
2π −π/ωm

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 Bessel functions

By changing variables ωmt = x, we get

Z π
1
Cn = e(jβ sin x−nx)dx
2π −π

This integral is denoted as the Bessel function Jn(β) of the first kind and order
n. It cannot be evaluated in closed form but it has been tabulated.

Hence the FM waveform can be expressed as

∞
X
ϕ̂F M (t) = A Jn(β)e(jωct+jnωmt)
n=−∞

and ∞
X
ϕF M (t) = A Jn(β) cos(ωc + nωm)t
n=−∞

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 Bessel functions of the first kind

0.8 β=1
β=2
0.6
3
4 5
0.4
6

J (β)
n
0.2

−0.2

−0.4
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
n

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 Bandwidth calculation for FM

X
The FM signal for single tone modulation is
∞
ϕF M (t) = A Jn(β) cos(ωc + nωm)t.
n=−∞

The modulated signal has ‘theoretically’ an infinite bandwidth made of one carrier at frequency
ωc and an infinite number of sidebands at frequencies ωc ± ωm, ωc ± 2ωm, ..., ωc ± nωm, ...
However

• for a fixed β , the amplitude of the Bessel function Jn(β) decreases as n increases. This
means that for any fixed β there is only a finite number of significant sidebands.
• As n > β + 1 the amplitude of the Bessel function becomes negligible. Hence, the number
of significant sidebands is β + 1.

This means that with good approximation the bandwidth of the FM signal is

BF M = 2nfm = 2(β + 1)fm = 2(∆f + B).

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 Example

Estimate the bandwidth of the FM signal when the modulating signal is the one shown in Fig. 1
with period T = 2 × 10−4sec, the carrier frequency is fc = 100MHz and kf = 2π × 105 .

−1 m(t)

Figure 1: The modulating signal m(t)

Repeat the problem when the amplitude of m(t) is doubled.

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 Example

• Peak amplitude of m(t) is mp = 1.

• Signal period is T = 2 × 10−4 , hence fundamental frequency is f0 = 5kHz.
• We assume that the essential bandwidth of m(t) is the third harmonic. Hence the modulating
signal bandwidth is B = 15kHz.
• The frequency deviation is:

1 1
∆f = kf mp = (2π × 105 )(1) = 100kHz.
2π 2π

• Bandwidth of the FM signal:

BF M = 2(∆f + B) = 230kHz.

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 Example

• Doubling amplitude means that mp = 2.

• The modulating signal bandwidth remains the same, i.e., B = 15kHz.
• The new frequency deviation is:

1 1 5
∆f = kf mp = (2π × 10 )(2) = 200kHz.
2π 2π

• The new bandwidth of the FM signal is:

BF M = 2(∆f + B) = 430kHz.

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 Example

Now estimate the bandwidth of the FM signal if the modulating signal is time expanded by a
factor 2.

• The time expansion by a factor 2 reduces the signal bandwidth by a factor 2. Hence the
fundamental frequency is now f0 = 2.5kHz and B = 7.5kHz.
• The peak value stays the same, i.e., mp = 1 and

1 1 5
∆f = kf mp = (2π × 10 )(1) = 100kHz.
2π 2π

• The new bandwidth of the FM signal is:

BF M = 2(∆f + B) = 2(100 + 7.5) = 215kHz.

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 Second Example

An angle modulated signal with carrier frequency ωc = 2π × 105 rad/s is given by:

ϕF M (t) = 10 cos(ωc t + 5 sin 3000t + 10 sin 2000πt).

• Find the power of the modulated signal

• Find the frequency deviation ∆f
∆f
• Find the deviation ration β = B
• Estimate the bandwidth of the FM signal.

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 Second Example

• The carrier amplitude is 10 therefore the power is P = 102 /2 = 50.

• The signal bandwidth is B = 2000π/2π = 1000Hz.
• To find the frequency deviation we find the instantaneous frequency:

d
ωi = θ(t) = ωc + 15, 000 cos 3000t + 20, 000π cos 2000πt.
dt
The angle deviation is the maximum of 15, 000 cos 3000t + 20, 000π cos 2000πt. The
maximum is: ∆ω = 15, 000 + 20, 000π rad/s. Hence, the frequency deviation is

∆ω
∆f = = 12, 387.32Hz.
2π

• The modulation index is

∆f
β= = 12.387.
B
• The bandwidth of the FM signal is: BF M = 2(∆f + B) = 26, 774.65Hz.

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 Conclusions

• Verified bandwidth calculation for FM using single tone modulating signal.

• Examined Bessel functions and their properties.

• Examined two examples and calculated FM bandwidths.

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