Phase of PM signal

Question

Given two signals: s1 is a baseband frequency modulated signal (output of a frequency modulator, FM) and s2 is a baseband phase modulated signal (output of a phase modulator, PM).

I want to compare these two modulators: FM and PM. I need to compute phase imbalance. The first signal is frequency modulated, can I calculate the phase of this signal as for a phase modulated signal?

Phase computation (PM): $\phi = arctan (I/Q)$

EDIT 1.

I work on GMSK modulation. It is nonlinear, by using Laurent decomposition I can represent it as a sum of amplitude modulation pulses ( linear GMSK). Linear and nonlinear modulation were simulated. I want to compute the phase difference between baseband output of the modulators.

Deep space communication standard gives a phase difference limitation in term of phase imbalance (5°)

EDIT 2 Calculation I use

Linear modulation is a frequency modulation ( FM), nonlinear is phase modulation ( PM).

FM signal - $s_{FM}$

PM signal - $s_{PM}$

Phase of $s_{PM}$ was computed. It is output of the integrator, filter(1, [1,-1]. x), where x - result of convolution rect-function with Gaussian filter.

Phase of $s_{FM}$ was computed by using Matlab function angle and arctan2:

$$\phi_{FM} = \arctan (\frac{real(s_{FM})}{imag(s_{FM})}$$

In Matlab: angle(s_{FM}) and arctan2(s_{FM})

If I use the same calculation for $s_{PM}$,I will get another values, which are not equal to output of the integrator. (I asked here about it )

EDIT 3 Honestly, I am not 100% sure how phase imbalance was computed. I have found the value of it here , p 77 in pdf.

But I assume it is a phase difference between "ideal" case and approcimated.

Answer 1

I believe (from reviewing linked data in other posts) the OP is trying to determine the SNR impact to the general case of quadrature imbalance in IQ signal generation. Here a modulation if formed with the generic structure given in the diagram below:

I and Q data streams are mapped to symbol levels and interpolated and pulse shaped (denoted by "PS"), which is then translated to an intermediate frequency (IF) or direct radio frequency (direct RF) with a quadrature local oscillator (shown as the sine and cosine sources). At any point in this signal generation point the signals can be converted from digital to analog, so the processing described can be done in the analog or digital domain.

"Phase and Amplitude" balance is of particular concern when this is done in the analog domain as there is lots of opportunity to introduce such errors. If we view the signal generation on the complex plane, it is easy to see the relationship between quadrature error and amplitude error to SNR if you decomposed the constellation or complex waveform with the quadrature error into the sum of a perfect constellation or complex waveform together with an error vector.

To demonstrate this, below is an example 16QAM waveform with a graphic from this other related post which demonstrates the correction technique by determining the error vectors and adding them back in as a correction (from I to Q for phase error and as gain adjustment for amplitude error):

Amplitude imbalance can occur from any amplitude scaling difference between the I and Q path (referring to the first diagram posted), or if the amplitude of the sine and cosine components of the Local Oscillator are not matched. Phase imbalance can occur from unmatched delays between the I and Q path, or from the sine and cosine components of the local oscillator, or if the sine and cosine components are not in perfect quadrature phase.