The process of separating or extracting the modulation from a signal is called demodulation or detection. For amplitude modulation, the process of demodulation or detection can be accomplished very simply using a diode, or it may be achieved in other ways that provide more effective demodulation of the waveform. As amplitude modulation is still widely used as a result of its simplicity, receivers incorporating AM demodulators are manufactured in quantities of many millions each year. Within these radios a simple AM detector consisting of a diode is used. AM demodulation or detection process In order to look at the amplitude demodulation process it is necessary to first look at the format of an AM signal. An AM signal consists of …
