Demodulation system

Abstract

The present invention provides a modulation system that accurately demodulates a phase-demodulated signal without being affected by a phase error in received signal. In the modulation system, a sine wave generating unit of a sine wave/cosine wave generator, which generates a cosine wave and a sine wave both used for demodulating a QPSK signal, is configured so as to be capable of correcting a phase difference in accordance with a correction value. There is further provided a phase correction unit that generates the correction value equivalent to a phase error between an inphase component and an antiphase component obtained by demodulation based on the cosine wave and the sine wave. A phase correction for the sine wave can be carried out by setting an initial value of the sine wave generating unit constituted of an IIR filter to the correction value.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

While the specification concludes with claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which is regarded as the invention, it is believed that the invention, the objects and features of the invention and further objects, features and advantages thereof will be better understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a demodulation system showing one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional demodulation system; and

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a demodulation system illustrating a modification of the present invention.

Claims

1. A demodulation system that modulates orthogonal carriers with first and second data signals respectively and demodulates a combined phase-modulated signal, said demodulation system comprising: carrier generating means that generates first and second demodulating carriers identical in frequency to the carriers and controlled in phase difference according to a correction value in order to demodulate the phase-modulated signal;first demodulating means that multiplies the phase-modulated signal by the first demodulating carrier to demodulate an inphase component;second demodulating means that multiplies the phase-modulated signal by the second demodulating carrier to demodulate an antiphase component; andphase correcting means that generates the correction value equivalent to a phase error received from each of a propagation path and an internal circuit, based the inphase component and the antiphase component and supplies the same to the carrier generating means.

2. A demodulation system that modulates orthogonal carriers with first and second data signals respectively and demodulates a combined phase-modulated signal, said demodulation system comprising: carrier generating means that generates first and second demodulating carriers identical in frequency to the carriers and controlled in phase difference according to a correction value in order to demodulate the phase-modulated signal;first demodulating means that multiplies the phase-modulated signal by the first demodulating carrier to demodulate an inphase component;second demodulating means that multiplies the phase-modulated signal by the second demodulating carrier to demodulate an antiphase component;phase correcting means that generates the correction value so as to align a reference phase of either of the inphase component and the antiphase component or reference phases of both thereof with an actual phase error and supplies the same to the carrier generating means;a decoder that decodes the first and second data signals from the inphase component and the antiphase component; andcontrol means that stops the operation of the phase correcting means when error rates of the decoded first and second data signals reach a reference value or less.

3. A demodulation system comprising: a phase correction circuit that detects a phase shift in inphase component to generate a first correction value and detects a phase shift in orthogonal component to generate a second correction value;a carrier generator that generates a first carrier, based on the first correction value and generates a second carrier, based on the second correction value;a first demodulation circuit that multiplies a received signal by the first carrier and extracts a low band component to thereby generate the inphase component;a second demodulation circuit that multiplies the received signal by the second carrier and extracts a low band component to thereby generate the orthogonal component; anda synthetic circuit that combines the inphase component and the orthogonal component to generate a baseband signal.