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A '''pulse wave''' or '''pulse train''' or '''rectangular wave''' is a [[non-sinusoidal]] [[waveform]] that is the [[Periodic function|periodic]] version of the [[rectangular function]]. It is held high a percent each cycle ([[Period of a function|period]]) called the [[duty cycle]] and for the remainder of |
A '''pulse wave''' or '''pulse train''' or '''rectangular wave''' is a [[non-sinusoidal]] [[waveform]] that is the [[Periodic function|periodic]] version of the [[rectangular function]]. It is held high a percent each cycle ([[Period of a function|period]]) called the [[duty cycle]] and for the remainder of each cycle is low. A duty cycle of 50% produces a [[square wave]], a specific case of a rectangular wave. The average level of a rectangular wave is also given by the duty cycle. |
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[[Pulse-width modulation]] |
[[Pulse-width modulation]] refers to methods that vary the duty cycle of a pulse wave. |
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==Frequency-domain representation== |
==Frequency-domain representation== |
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A pulse wave or pulse train or rectangular wave is a non-sinusoidal waveform that is the periodic version of the rectangular function. It is held high a percent each cycle (period) called the duty cycle and for the remainder of each cycle is low. A duty cycle of 50% produces a square wave, a specific case of a rectangular wave. The average level of a rectangular wave is also given by the duty cycle.
Pulse-width modulation refers to methods that vary the duty cycle of a pulse wave.
Frequency-domain representation
The Fourier series expansion for a rectangular pulse wave with period , amplitude and pulse length is[1] where .
Equivalently, if duty cycle is used, and :
Note that, for symmetry, the starting time () in this expansion is halfway through the first pulse.
Alternatively, can be written using the Sinc function, using the definition , as or with as
Generation
A pulse wave can be created by subtracting a sawtooth wave from a phase-shifted version of itself. If the sawtooth waves are bandlimited, the resulting pulse wave is bandlimited, too.
Applications
The harmonic spectrum of a pulse wave is determined by the duty cycle.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Acoustically, the rectangular wave has been described variously as having a narrow[10]/thin,[11][3][4][12][13] nasal[11][3][4][10]/buzzy[13]/biting,[12] clear,[2] resonant,[2] rich,[3][13] round[3][13] and bright[13] sound. Pulse waves are used in many Steve Winwood songs, such as "While You See a Chance".[10]
In digital electronics, a digital signal is a pulse train (a pulse amplitude modulated signal), a sequence of fixed-width square wave electrical pulses or light pulses, each occupying one of two discrete levels of amplitude.[14][15] These electronic pulse trains are typically generated by metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) devices due to their rapid on–off electronic switching behavior, in contrast to BJT transistors which slowly generate signals more closely resembling sine waves.[16]
See also
References
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- ^ Pejrolo, Andrea and Metcalfe, Scott B. (2017). Creating Sounds from Scratch, p.56. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199921881.
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- ^ Hartmann, William M. (2004). Signals, Sound, and Sensation, p.109. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781563962837.
- ^ a b c Kovarsky, Jerry (Jan 15, 2015). "Synth Soloing in the Style of Steve Winwood". KeyboardMag.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Reid, Gordon (February 2000). "Synth Secrets: Modulation", SoundOnSound.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
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Digital signals are fixed-width pulses, which occupy only one of two levels of amplitude.
- ^ Joseph Migga Kizza (2005). Computer Network Security. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780387204734.
- ^ "Applying MOSFETs to Today's Power-Switching Designs". Electronic Design. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2019.