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What is the effect of a phase modulator's non-linearity on the transmitted spectrum?

  • A.The bandwidth narrows below Carson's estimate
  • B.The envelope begins to vary with the message
  • C.Extra sidebands appear beyond those the index predicts
  • D.The carrier vanishes permanently

Answer: C

Non-linear phase shift distorts the modulation, and distortion products appear as additional sidebands outside the predicted set, spilling into neighbouring channels. It is the reason the linear range of the modulator caps the usable index. The carrier weakens and returns according to the Bessel functions rather than vanishing permanently. Bandwidth grows rather than narrows. And the envelope stays constant, since a phase modulator does not touch amplitude.

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