ANNAMACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCES:: RAJAMPET

(AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION)

ANALOG COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

COURSE OBJECTIVES: The course should enable the students

1. To learn the fundamental concept of analog communication systems
2. To study different analog modulation and demodulation techniques
3. To understand the working of transmitters and receivers.
4. To know the effect of noise on analog communication systems.
UNIT I
AMPLITUDE MODULATION: Introduction to communication system, Elements of
communication system, Need for modulation, Types of Modulation, Amplitude Modulation-
single tone modulation, power relations in AM waves, Generation and Detection of AM Waves,
Double side band suppressed carrier modulation, Generation and Detection of DSB-SC
Modulated waves, SSB Modulation, Generation and Detection of AM-SSB Modulated waves,
vestigial side band modulation, Generation and Detection of VSB waves.
UNIT II
ANGLE MODULATION: Basic concepts, Frequency Modulation, Single tone frequency
modulation, Narrow band FM, Wide band FM, Transmission bandwidth of FM Wave,
Generation of FM Waves, and Detection of FM Waves: Comparison of FM & AM.
UNIT III
NOISE: Noise in Analog communication System, Noise in DSB & SSB System Noise in AM
System, Noise in Angle Modulation System, Threshold effect in Angle Modulation System, SNR
Calculation, Pre-emphasis & de-emphasis.
UNIT IV
TRANSMITTERS & RECEIVERS: Introduction, Classification of Transmitter, AM
Transmitter, FM Transmitter-Variable reactance type, Receiver Types, Characteristics of
Receiver, TRF receiver, Super-heterodyne receiver.
UNITV
PULSE ANALOG MODULATION: Multiplexing-TDM, FDM, Types of Pulse modulation,
PAM-Single polarity PAM, double polarity PAM, PWM-Generation & demodulation of PWM,
PPM-Generation and demodulation of PPM.
TEXTBOOKS:
1. Simon Haykin, John Wiley - Principles of Communication Systems , 2nd Ed.,
2. George Kennedy and Bernard Davis - Electronics & Communication System , TMH
2004
REFERENCES:
1. H Taub & D. Schilling, Gautam Sahe - Principles of Communication Systems, TMH,
2007 3rd Edition.
2. John G. Proakis, Masood Salehi - Fundamentals of Communication Systems PEA, 2006.
3. A.Bruce Carlson, & Paul B. Crilly, “Communication Systems – An Introduction to
Signals & Noise in Electrical Communication”, McGraw-Hill International Edition, 5th
Edition, 2010.
COURSE OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the course, students can
CO1: Understand the basic concepts of the analog communication systems.
CO2: Analyze various analog modulation and demodulation techniques
CO3: Evaluate the performance of the communication system in the presence of noise.
CO4: Gain the knowledge about working of radio transmitters and receivers
CO5: Analyze various pulse analog modulation and demodulation techniques