EEE 309
Communication Theory
Instructor: Tishna Sabrina
Summer 2016
Lecture 6
PLL
Phase-Locked Loop (PLL)
To track the phase and the frequency of the
carrier component of an incoming signal.
A useful device for synchronous demodulation
of AM signals.
A PLL has three basic components:
1. A voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO)
2. A multiplier, serving as a phase detector
(PD) or a phase comparator
3. A loop filter H(s)
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PLL Circuit: Typical Feedback System
If the signal fed back is not equal to the input
signal, the difference (/error) will change the
signal fed back until it is close to the input signal.
VCO: An oscillator whose frequency can be
controlled by an external voltage.
Output frequency of a VCO is,
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PLL Circuit: Working Principle
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Carrier Acquisition in DSB-SC
Two methods of carrier regeneration using
PLL at the receiver in DSB-SC
1. Signal squaring
2. Costas loop
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