Subcarrier

Subcarrier

A carrier wave, itself modulated with intelligence, that is modulated onto another carrier.

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subcarrier

Telecommunications; General telecom

A carrier used to modulate another carrier. Note: The modulated carrier can be used to modulate another carrier, and so on, so that there can be several levels of subcarriers, ...

subcarrier

Consumer electronics; Television

A carrier wave, itself modulated with intelligence, that is modulated onto another carrier.

subcarrier

Aerospace; Space flight

Modulation applied to a carrier which is itself modulated with information-carrying variations.

subcarrier

Aerospace; Satellites

A second signal "piggybacked" onto a main signal to carry additional information. In satellite television transmission, the video picture is transmitted over the main carrier. The ...

subcarrier

Consumer electronics; Video camera

The 4.43 MHz (PAL) or 3.59 MHz (NTSC) signal that is used as a carrier for the color information. This subcarrier is modulated in amplitude by the color saturation and in phase by ...

subcarrier

Software; CAD

In compositing, that part of the composite video signal, generated by the sync generator, that maintains the color phase (hue) in non-component video. Usually the subcarrier is ...