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I am trying to make a AM modem using Python Numpy and Matplotlib. I am successful in generating the AM Signal but I cannot demodulate it using a lowpass filter function that I made. The demodulation equation that I am using is;

$$A_{c}m(t)\cos(\omega_{c}t)\cdot 2\cos(\omega_{c}t)$$

My modulated output is this; enter image description here

The demodulated signal is however this; enter image description here

When it should have been this; enter image description here

The lowpass filter that I am using is; $$h(t) = \frac{\sin(2\pi Bt)}{\pi t}$$

Finally, this is my code;

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

t = np.arange(0, 100, 0.1)

message_freq = 50
message = np.sin(6.28*message_freq*t)
carrier_freq = 1000


class Filters():
    def LowPassFilter(self, cutoff):
        f = np.sin(6.28*cutoff*t)/(3.14*t)
        return f


class AmplitudeModem:
    def modulate(self, message, fc):
        c = np.cos(6.28*fc*t)

        mod = message*c
        return mod

    def demodulate(self, received_array, fc, fm):
        c = np.cos(6.28*fc*t)

        demod = 2*c*received_array
        baseband = demod #- self.modulate(Ac, received_array, 2*fc)
        return np.convolve(Filters().LowPassFilter(message_freq), baseband)

modulated = AmplitudeModem().modulate(message, carrier_freq)
demodulated = AmplitudeModem().demodulate(modulated, carrier_freq, message_freq)

Another problem that I am facing is that, I cannot plot the convolution (used in demodulate() function) with respect to time, due to their different dimensions.

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    $\begingroup$ (1) Make sure your sampling frequency is large enough (it looks like it is 10 Hz right now, but I could be reading your code wrong) and (2) you're missing a rectifier in the receiver. $\endgroup$
    – MBaz
    Commented Mar 22, 2018 at 18:19
  • $\begingroup$ but do i need a rectifier at all in this demodulation. As far as I know, a lowpass filter is enough to remove high frequency content from the spectrum of DSB-SC. $\endgroup$
    – Himanshu Sharma
    Commented Mar 22, 2018 at 22:44
  • $\begingroup$ You do need it for DSB-LC: I misread your first equation and didn't realize you're doing DSB-SC with coherent detection. What about your sampling rate, is it high enough? Also, double-check your filter impulse response; I think you're missing a $B$ in the denominator. $\endgroup$
    – MBaz
    Commented Mar 22, 2018 at 23:14
  • $\begingroup$ The problem is solved now. $\endgroup$
    – Himanshu Sharma
    Commented Mar 27, 2018 at 13:34
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    $\begingroup$ Himanshu, please consider adding an answer explaining what the problem was and how you solved it. You can even accept your own answer. $\endgroup$
    – MBaz
    Commented Mar 27, 2018 at 13:57

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enter image description hereThis is wrong Because if your carrier frequency is less than your message frequency, then you will have trouble in filtering .

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