Concepts associés à Alias sinusoïdal

In-phase and quadrature components

A sinusoid with modulation can be decomposed into, or synthesized from, two amplitude-modulated sinusoids that are offset in phase by one-quarter cycle (90 degrees or pi/2 radians). All three sinusoids have the same center frequency. The two amplitude-modulated sinusoids are known as the in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) components, which describes their relationships with the amplitude- and phase-modulated carrier. Or in other words, it is possible to create an arbitrarily phase-shifted sine wave, by mixing together two sine waves that are 90° out of phase in different proportions.

Intermediate frequency

In communications and electronic engineering, an intermediate frequency (IF) is a frequency to which a carrier wave is shifted as an intermediate step in transmission or reception. The intermediate frequency is created by mixing the carrier signal with a local oscillator signal in a process called heterodyning, resulting in a signal at the difference or beat frequency. Intermediate frequencies are used in superheterodyne radio receivers, in which an incoming signal is shifted to an IF for amplification before final detection is done.

Modulation d'amplitude en quadrature

La modulation d'amplitude en quadrature (en anglais, quadrature amplitude modulation : QAM) est une forme de modulation d'une porteuse par modification de l'amplitude de la porteuse elle-même et d'une onde en quadrature (une onde déphasée de 90° avec la porteuse) selon l'information transportée par deux signaux d'entrée. Autrement dit, cela peut être considéré (utilisant une notation en nombre complexe) comme une simple modulation d'amplitude d'une onde, exprimée en complexe, par un signal, exprimé en complexe.