PHASE DETECTOR

A phase detection system for providing a phase signal indicative of a phase difference between first and second input signals, with the system including a pair of amplification channels for receiving the input signals, with each channel including a plurality of amplifier stages. The outputs of the two amplification channels are connected to the inputs of a multiplier arrangement, with the arrangement producing an uncompensated phase signal. Compensation circuitry is provided to receive a magnitude signal indicative of the relative magnitudes of the two input signals, with the magnitude signal being used to produce a corrected phase signal indicative of the phase difference between the two input signals.