Abstract:
A frequency discriminator utilizing a surface wave device is described wherein threshold means are used to suppress spurious responses due to the side lobes and other parasitic effects of the surface wave device.
Abstract:
An SWD structure is employed in an FM receiver for signal demodulation and band limiting. An FM signal is applied to the input of an SWD patterned for bandwidth limitation. Two SWD output channels characterized by predetermined differential delays of the modulated input signal are amplitude limited and mixed to produce an audio modulation component.
Abstract:
A wide band frequency modulation detector utilizing a surface wave delay device is shown. The surface wave delay device delays the received frequency modulated signal by a predetermined amount. The delayed signal and the undelayed frequency modulated signal are applied to a product detector which reproduces the modulating signal.
Abstract:
A FREQUENCY DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE FREQUENCY OF TONE SIGNAL BURSTS IS PROVIDED WITH A CONTROLLED DAMPING ARRANGEMENT TO LIMIT THE RESONANT BUILDUP OF THE TUNED FREQUENCY DEVICE EMPLOYED THEREIN. DAMPING IS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH UTILIZATION OF A THREE TERMINAL SIGNAL CONTROLLED VARIABLE IMPEDANCE DEVICE, SUCH AS AN FET DEVICE, WHEREIN THE VARIABLE IMPEDANCE PATH IS COUPLED IN SERIES WITH THE INPUT TO
THE SYSTEM AND THE CONTROL TERMINAL IS COUPLED TO THE OUTPUT OF THE SYSTEM.
Abstract:
A turnable wave signal receiver uses an acoustic filter system for interstage coupling and for obtaining a particular frequency response. For a television receiver, the acoustic system is included in the IF channel and imposes a desired IF characteristic with traps or null points at selected frequencies spaced from the IF carrier frequency and determined by the structure of interaction surface wave devices included in the acoustic filter system. For use in an FM receiver, the acoustic filter system serves as the discriminator to perform the necessary function of converting frequency to amplitude changes. Additionally, particular forms of surface wave interaction devices for the acoustic filter system are disclosed as well as structural arrangements for tuning the system of controlling reflections of acoustic surface waves.