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shows the ideal reconstruction system based on the results of the Sampling theorem proof .
consists of a sampling device which produces a time-discrete sequence . The reconstruction filter, , is an ideal analog sinc filter, with . We can't apply the time-discrete sequence directly to the analog filter . To solve this problem we turn the sequence into an analog signal using delta functions . Thus we write . But when will the system produce an output ? According to the sampling theorem we have when the sampling frequency, , is at least twice the highest frequency component of .
To be sure that the reconstructed signal is free of aliasing it is customary to apply a lowpass filter, an anti-aliasing filter , before sampling as shown in . Again we ask the question of when the system will produce an output ? If the signal is entirely confined within the passband of the lowpass filter we willget perfect reconstruction if is high enough.
But if the anti-aliasing filter removes the "higher" frequencies, (which in fact is the job of the anti-aliasing filter), we will never be able to exactly reconstruct the original signal, . If we sample fast enough we can reconstruct , which in most cases is satisfying.
The reconstructed signal, , will not have aliased frequencies. This is essential for further use of the signal.
To make our reconstruction system realizable there are many things to look into. Among them are the fact that any practical reconstruction system must input finite length pulses into thereconstruction filter. This can be accomplished by the hold operation . To alleviate the distortion caused by the hold opeator we apply the output from the hold deviceto a compensator. The compensation can be as accurate as we wish, this is cost and application consideration. By the use of the hold component the reconstruction will not be exact, but as mentioned above we can get as close as we want.
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