Demodulator and method for demodulating a modulated carrier signal
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1. A demodulator comprising:
- a sampler configured to sample a plurality of first amplitude values of a modulated carrier signal using a constant sampling frequency and a plurality of second amplitude values of the modulated carrier signal at different times using the same constant sampling frequency; and
wherein a time a first amplitude value of the plurality of first amplitude values is determined and a time a temporal directly following a second amplitude value of the plurality of second amplitude values is determined comprises a time difference so that for each pair of first and second amplitude values at least an absolute value of the first amplitude value or an absolute value of the temporal directly following the second amplitude value is equal to or larger than 50% of a maximal absolute value of an amplitude of the modulated carrier signal between the first amplitude value and a temporal directly following the first amplitude value or between the first amplitude value and a temporal directly preceding the first amplitude value.
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Abstract
A demodulator includes a sampler configured to sample a plurality of first amplitude values of a modulated carrier signal using a constant sampling frequency and a plurality of second amplitude values of the modulated carrier signal at different times using the same constant sampling frequency. The constant sampling frequency is equal to a carrier frequency of the modulated carrier signal with a tolerance of +/−1% of the carrier frequency.
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19 Claims
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1. A demodulator comprising:
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a sampler configured to sample a plurality of first amplitude values of a modulated carrier signal using a constant sampling frequency and a plurality of second amplitude values of the modulated carrier signal at different times using the same constant sampling frequency; and wherein a time a first amplitude value of the plurality of first amplitude values is determined and a time a temporal directly following a second amplitude value of the plurality of second amplitude values is determined comprises a time difference so that for each pair of first and second amplitude values at least an absolute value of the first amplitude value or an absolute value of the temporal directly following the second amplitude value is equal to or larger than 50% of a maximal absolute value of an amplitude of the modulated carrier signal between the first amplitude value and a temporal directly following the first amplitude value or between the first amplitude value and a temporal directly preceding the first amplitude value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A demodulator comprising:
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a means for sampling a modulated carrier signal configured to sample a plurality of first amplitude values of a modulated carrier signal using a constant sampling frequency and a plurality of second amplitude values of the modulated carrier signal at different times using the same constant sampling frequency, wherein the time a first amplitude value of the plurality of first amplitude values is determined and the time a temporal directly following a second amplitude value of the plurality of second amplitude values is determined comprises a time difference so that for each pair of first and second amplitude values, at least an absolute value of the first amplitude value or an absolute value of the temporal directly following the second amplitude value is equal to or larger than 50% of a maximal absolute value of an amplitude of the modulated carrier signal between the first amplitude value and a temporal directly following the first amplitude value or between the first amplitude value and a temporal directly preceding the first amplitude value.
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16. A transceiver comprising:
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a demodulator comprising a sampler configured to sample a plurality of first amplitude values of a modulated carrier signal using a constant sampling frequency and a plurality of second amplitude values of the modulated carrier signal at different times using the same constant sampling frequency, wherein a time a first amplitude value of the plurality of first amplitude values is determined and a time a temporal directly following a second amplitude value of the plurality of second amplitude values is determined comprises a time difference so that for each pair of first and second amplitude values at least an absolute value of the first amplitude value or an absolute value of the temporal directly following the second amplitude value is equal to or larger than 50% of a maximal absolute value of an amplitude of the modulated carrier signal between the first amplitude value and a temporal directly following the first amplitude value or between the first amplitude value and a temporal directly preceding the first amplitude value; and an oscillator unit configured to provide an oscillator signal comprising a carrier frequency, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit a signal with the carrier frequency and to receive the modulated carrier signal, wherein the constant sampling frequency is equal to the carrier frequency of the oscillator signal with a tolerance of +/−
1% of the carrier frequency. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19)
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18. A method for demodulating a modulated carrier signal, comprising:
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sampling a plurality of first amplitude values of the modulated carrier signal using a constant sampling frequency; and sampling a plurality of second amplitude values of the modulated carrier signal at different times using the same constant sampling frequency, wherein a time a first amplitude value of the plurality of first amplitude values is determined and a time a temporal directly following a second amplitude value of the plurality of second amplitude values is determined comprises a time difference so that for each pair of first and second amplitude values, at least an absolute value of the first amplitude value or an absolute value of the temporal directly following the second amplitude value is equal to or larger than 50% of a maximal absolute value of an amplitude of the modulated carrier signal between the first amplitude value and a temporal directly following the first amplitude value or between the first amplitude value and a temporal directly preceding the first amplitude value.
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