Amplitude demodulation based on synchronized sampling by a PLL circuit

In this paper, we present a new radio frequency receiver dedicated for avionic signals which can be used for distance measuring and air control traffic system. The designed system, based on the direct radio frequency sampling approach, uses a smart sampling to digitize and demodulate the received signal at the same time. The presented design is composed of a Phase-Locked Loop and a Delta-Sigma modulator and integrated in a 130 nm CMOS technology. Matlab simulations demonstrate the sensitivity of the system to the jitter and its effect on reliability. Using circuit simulation under Cadence environment, we have proved that our design achieved the expected demodulation performance with a low clock jitter.