This invention discloses a DPSK
receiver for adapting to the defect of undesirable carrier frequency variation over time in the presence of a
transmitter. The aim of providing an apparatus and method for adapting the
receiver to
transmitter defects is thus achieved. The
frequency offset estimation unit includes a first phase
estimation unit, a second phase
estimation unit, and a clean / dirty selector, wherein a first
phase error estimate e is output. dirty (k) The first phase estimation unit includes a first
frequency offset estimation low-pass filter, the bandwidth of which is wider than the bandwidth of the second
frequency offset estimation low-pass filter in the second phase estimation unit. The second phase estimation unit outputs a second
phase error estimate e. clean (k), the dirty / clean selector is configured to compare the ratio of the second
phase error estimate to the first phase error estimate with a threshold T and output a binary comparison result c(k). The
demodulation reference estimation unit includes a first filter and a second filter, wherein the
filter bandwidth of the first filter, which is part of the “dirty” reception path of the
receiver, is wider than the
filter bandwidth of the second filter, which is part of the “clean” reception path of the receiver. If the ratio of the second phase error estimate to the first phase error estimate is lower than the threshold T, the “clean” reception path is used to output the received information bits; otherwise, the “dirty” reception path is used.