Syllabus - Analog Communication (EC403)

Electronics & Communication Engineering

Analog Communication (EC403)

IV

Unit-1

Frequency domain representation of signal

Fourier transform and its properties, condition of existence, Fourier transform of impulse, step,signum , cosine, sine, gate pulse, constant, properties of impulse function. Convolution theorem (time & frequency), correlation(auto & cross), energy & power spectral density

Unit-2

Introduction

Overview of Communication system, Communication channels Need for modulation, Baseband and Pass band signals, Amplitude Modulation: Double side band with Carrier (DSB-C), Double side band without Carrier, Single Side Band Modulation, DSB-SC, DSB-C, SSB-SC,Generation of AM, DSB-SC, SSB-SC, VSB-SC & its detection,Vestigial Side Band (VSB).

Unit-3

Types of angle modulation

narrowband FM,wideband FM, its frequency spectrum, transmission BW, methods of generation (Direct & Indirect), detection of FM (discriminators: balanced, phase shift and PLL detector),pre emphasis and de-emphasis. FM transmitter & receiver: Block diagram ofFM transmitter& receiver, AGC, AVC, AFC

Unit-4

AM transmitter& receiver

Tuned radio receiver &super heterodyne, limitation of TRF, IF frequency, image signal rejection, selectivity, sensitivity and fidelity ,Noise in AM, FM

Unit-5

Noise

Classification of noise, Sources of noise, Noise figure and Noise temperature, Noise bandwidth, Noise figure measurement, Noise in analog modulation, Figure of merit for various AM andFM, effect of noise on AM &FM receivers.

Practicals

  • To analyze characteristics of AM modulator & Demodulators.

  • To analyze characteristics of FM modulators& Demodulators.

  • To analyze characteristics of super heterodyne receivers.

  • To analyze characteristics of FM receivers.

  • To construct and verify pre emphasis and de-emphasis and plot the wave forms.

  • To analyze characteristics of Automatic volume control and Automatic frequency control.

  • To construct frequency multiplier circuit and to observe the waveform.

  • To design and analyze characteristics of FM modulatorand AM Demodulator using PLL.

Reference Books

  • Simon Haykins, Communication System, John Willy

  • Singh &Sapre, Communication System, TMH

  • B.P. Lathi, Modern Digital and analog communication system; TMH

  • Singhal, analog and Digital communication, TMH

  • Rao, Analog communication, TMH

  • P K Ghose, principal of communication of analog and digital, universities press.

  • Taub& shilling, Communication System, TMH

  • Hsu; Analog and digital communication(Schaum); TMH

  • Proakis fundamental of communication system. (Pearson edition).