Amplitude modulation of a carrier wave normally results in two mirror-image sidebands. The signal components above the carrier frequency constitute the
upper sideband
(USB
), and those below the carrier frequency constitute thelower sideband
(LSB
). In conventional AM transmission, the carrier and both sidebands are present, sometimes calleddouble sideband
amplitude modulation (DSB-AM
).载波的幅度调制,通常将导致两个镜像边带。以上的载波频率的信号分量构成的上边带(USB),和那些低于载波频率构成的下边带(LSB)。在传统的AM传输,载波和两个边带都存在,有时也被称为双边带调幅(DSB-AM)。