646 SIGNAL PROCESSING
x(t)
(a)
(b)
x(t)
t
PA M
t
0 Ts 2 Ts 3 Ts 4 Ts 5 Ts
Ts 2 Ts 3 Ts 4 Ts 5 Ts
0
PDM
t
0
PPM
t
0
Low-pass
filter
Pulse
generator
Transmission
medium
Pulse
converter
Low-pass
filter
Figure 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 signal
x(t)=3 cos 2π 10 t−cos 2π 30 t
which approximates a square wave withW=30 Hz. If the sample points are taken at
t= 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