646 SIGNAL PROCESSING
x(t)(a)(b)x(t)tPA Mt0 Ts 2 Ts 3 Ts 4 Ts 5 TsTs 2 Ts 3 Ts 4 Ts 5 Ts0PDMt
0PPMt
0Low-pass
filterPulse
generatorTransmission
mediumPulse
converterLow-pass
filterFigure 14.2.7(a)Typical pulse modulation system.(b)Waveforms.aspulse amplitude modulation(PAM),pulse duration modulationorpulse width modula-
tion(PDM or PWM), andpulse position modulation(PPM), respectively. At the output end,
the modulated pulses are converted back to sample values for reconstruction by low-pass
filtering.EXAMPLE 14.2.1
In order to demonstrate aliasing, make a plot of the signalx(t)=3 cos 2π 10 t−cos 2π 30 t
which approximates a square wave withW=30 Hz. If the sample points are taken att= 0 ,1
60,2
60, ...,6
60
corresponding toTs= 1 /( 2 W), you can see thatx(t) could be recovered from those samples.
However, if the sample points are taken at