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Difference Between PAM

PAM, PWM, and PPM are all modulation techniques that use a train of pulses as the carrier signal. In PAM, the amplitude of the pulses varies to encode information. In PWM, the width of the pulses varies. In PPM, the position of the pulses varies. PAM has low noise immunity and power efficiency but a simpler generation and detection method. PWM has moderate power efficiency and noise immunity with an easier generation and detection than PAM or PPM. PPM has high noise immunity and power efficiency but a more complex generation and detection scheme and requires transmitting synchronizing pulses.

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Difference Between PAM

PAM, PWM, and PPM are all modulation techniques that use a train of pulses as the carrier signal. In PAM, the amplitude of the pulses varies to encode information. In PWM, the width of the pulses varies. In PPM, the position of the pulses varies. PAM has low noise immunity and power efficiency but a simpler generation and detection method. PWM has moderate power efficiency and noise immunity with an easier generation and detection than PAM or PPM. PPM has high noise immunity and power efficiency but a more complex generation and detection scheme and requires transmitting synchronizing pulses.

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Difference between PAM, PWM and PPM

SN Parameter PAM PWM PPM


1 Type of Carrier Train of Pulses Train of Pulses Train of Pulses
Variable
Characteristic of the
2 Pulsed Carrier Amplitude Width Position
Bandwidth
3 Requirement Low High High
4 Noise Immunity Low High High
Information
5 Contained in Amplitude Variations Width Variations Position Variations
Power efficiency
6 (SNR) Low Moderate High
Varies with an amplitude
7 Transmitted Power of pulses Varies with variation in width Remains Constant
Need to transmit
8 synchronizing pulses Not needed Not needed Necessary
Bandwidth Bandwidth depends on the Bandwidth depends on the Bandwidth depends on the
9 depends on width of the pulse rise time of the pulse rise time of the pulse
Instantaneous transmitter
Instantaneous transmitter power varies with the Instantaneous transmitter
power varies with the amplitude and width of the power remains constant with
10 Transmitter power amplitude of the pulses pulses the width of the pulses
The complexity of
generation and
11 detection Complex Easy Complex
Similarity with other
12 Modulation Systems Similar to AM Similar to FM Similar to PM

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