The operation of a typical AM audio frequency signal is illustrated in the Figure 1.0 where vin is the modulated signal that is shown Figure 1.1.
![AM detector circuit AM detector circuit](https://i0.wp.com/www.electricalandcontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AM-detector-circuit.png?resize=339%2C116&ssl=1)
A typical amplitude modulated signal that is fed into the detector circuit:
![Input signal (amplitude modulated signal) Input signal (amplitude modulated signal)](https://i0.wp.com/www.electricalandcontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Amplitude-modulated-signal.png?resize=264%2C199&ssl=1)
The diode removes the lower envelope and the upper envelope is illustrated below:
![Signal with the lower envelope removed Signal with the lower envelope removed](https://i0.wp.com/www.electricalandcontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Signal-with-lower-envelope-removed.png?resize=216%2C113&ssl=1)
The capacitor C2 and resistor R2 form a high-pass filter that removes the carrier frequency, and the output vout is the audio signal as illustrated in Figure 1.2:
![Output signal with the carrier frequency removed Output signal with the carrier frequency removed](https://i0.wp.com/www.electricalandcontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Output-signal-with-carrier-frequency-removed.png?resize=221%2C69&ssl=1)
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