Digital Modulation

In digital modulation, an analog carrier signal is modulated by a discrete signal.

Digital modulation methods can be

considered as digital-to-analog conversion, and the corresponding demodulation or detection as analog-to-digital conversion.

• The most fundamental digital modulation techniques are based on keying:

PSK (phase-shift keying): a finite number of phases are used.

FSK (frequency-shift keying): a finite number of frequencies are used.

ASK (amplitude-shift keying): a finite number of amplitudes are used.

FSK

• Frequency-shift keying (FSK) is a frequency modulation scheme in which digital information is transmitted through discrete frequency changes of a carrier wave.

Fig: binary FSK

ASK

• Amplitude-shift keying (ASK) is a form of amplitude modulation that represents digital data as variations in the amplitude of a carrier wave.

PSK

• Phase-shift keying (PSK) is a digital modulation scheme that conveys data by changing, or modulating, the phase of a reference signal (the carrier wave).