8.5 The Quadrature Detector This is another demodulalor, again fairly simple but is an improvement over the previous design causes less disortion and is also better, though not perfect, when it comes to removing any superimposed noise The incoming sigoal is passed through a phase shifting circuit The degree of phase shift that occurs is determined by the exact frequency of the signal at any particular instant The rules are: the carrier is unmodulated. the phase shift is 90(i) if the carrier increases in frequency, the phase shift is GREATER THAN 90(ii tf the carrier decreases in frequency, the phase shif is LESS THAN 90 We now only require a crcut able to detect the changes in the phase of the signal. This is achieved by a phase comparator circuit as shown in Figure 104 below: FM input signal Phase Audio Pass output Filter signal Shifting Circuit Figure tow This circuit compares the phase of the original input signal with the output of the phase shifling circuit. It then produces a DC voltage level that depends on the result of the comparison according to the following rules: It provides no change in output voltage if the signal phase has been shifted by 90°. (iii Phases over 90° result in an increased DC voltage level. Phases less than 90 result in a decreased DC voltage level