The document discusses determining the image band for a sliding-IF architecture. It shows that for an input band ranging from f1 to f2, the local oscillator must cover a range of 8/9f1 to 8/9f2. It also demonstrates that the first intermediate frequency is not constant, as it depends on the difference between the input frequency and local oscillator frequency. Therefore, as the input frequency varies, the intermediate frequency also slides, giving this topology its name. The image band is consequently 1/9f1 to 1/9f2.
The document discusses determining the image band for a sliding-IF architecture. It shows that for an input band ranging from f1 to f2, the local oscillator must cover a range of 8/9f1 to 8/9f2. It also demonstrates that the first intermediate frequency is not constant, as it depends on the difference between the input frequency and local oscillator frequency. Therefore, as the input frequency varies, the intermediate frequency also slides, giving this topology its name. The image band is consequently 1/9f1 to 1/9f2.
The document discusses determining the image band for a sliding-IF architecture. It shows that for an input band ranging from f1 to f2, the local oscillator must cover a range of 8/9f1 to 8/9f2. It also demonstrates that the first intermediate frequency is not constant, as it depends on the difference between the input frequency and local oscillator frequency. Therefore, as the input frequency varies, the intermediate frequency also slides, giving this topology its name. The image band is consequently 1/9f1 to 1/9f2.
The frequency equation from the schematic. 1 fLO1 + 8 fLO1 = fin 9 8 fLO1= fin 8 fLO1 = 9 fin That is, for an input band spanning in the range [f1,f2] , the Local Oscillator (LO) 8 8 must cover a range of [ 9 f1, 9 f2]
Moreover, the first IF in this architecture is not constant because,
fIF1 = fin – fLO 8 = fin - 9 fin 1 = 9 fin 1 1 Therefore,as fin varies from f1 to f2, fin goes from 9 f1 to 9 f2 . For this reason, this topology is called the “sliding-IF architecture”. 1 1 Thus, the image band spans in the range [ 9 f1, 9 f2]