Analog Communication System Syllabus
Analog Communication System Syllabus
Credits: 3
LTP 300
Course Description: The course aims to equip the students with the foundation for understanding the
relationship among various technical factors useful in the design & operation of a communication system.
Also, to emphasize on the study of principles of communication theory. The course includes the techniques
of transmitting and receiving information signals using analog carrier modulation techniques (AM, FM, PM)
and evaluate their performance levels (SNR) in the presence of channel noise.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to:
CO1: Conceptually understand the baseband signal and system.
CO2: Identify various elements, processes and parameters in telecommunication systems and describe
their functions, effects and inter relationship.
CO3: Design procedure of AM transmission and reception, analyze, measure and evaluate the
performance of the telecommunication system against given criteria.
CO4: Understand basic knowledge of FM transmission and reception.
Course Content
UNIT I
AMPLITUDE MODULATION: Introduction to communication system, Need for modulation, Frequency Division
Multiplexing , Amplitude Modulation: Definition, Time domain and frequency domain description, single tone
modulation, power relations in AM waves, Generation of AM waves: square law Modulator, Switching
modulator, Detection of AM Waves: Square law detector, Envelope detector; DSB-SC modulation: Double side
band suppressed carrier modulation, time domain and frequency domain description, Generation of DSBSC
Waves: Balanced Modulators, Ring Modulator, Detection of DSBSC waves: Coherent detection, COSTAS Loop.
Radio Transmitters- Classification of Transmitters.AM Transmitter block diagram and explanation of each
block.
UNIT II
ANGLE MODULATION: Basic concepts, Frequency Modulation: Single tone frequency modulation, Spectrum
Analysis of Sinusoidal FM Wave, Narrow band FM, Wide band FM, Constant Average Power, Transmission
bandwidth of FM Wave. Generation of FM Waves: Indirect FM, Direct FM: Varactor Diode and Reactance
Modulator. Detection of FM Waves: Balanced Frequency discriminator, Zero crossing detector, Phase locked
loop, Comparison of FM & AM. Pre-emphasis & de-emphasis, FM Transmitter block diagram and explanation
of each block.
UNIT III
SSB MODULATION: Frequency domain description, Frequency discrimination method for generation of AM
SSB Modulated Wave, Hilbert Transform & its Properties, Time domain description, Phase discrimination
method for generating AM SSB Modulated waves. Demodulation of SSB Waves.
Vestigial side band modulation: Frequency description, Generation of VSB Modulated wave, Time domain
description, Envelope detection of a VSB Wave plus Carrier, Comparison of AM Techniques, Applications of
different AM Systems.
UNIT IV
NOISE: Noise in communication System, White Noise, Narrowband Noise –In phase and Quadrature phase
components. Noise Bandwidth, Noise Figure, Noise Temperature, Noise in DSB& SSB System Noise in AM
System, Noise in Angle Modulation System, and Threshold effect in Angle Modulation System.
UNIT V
RECEIVERS: Radio Receiver, Receiver Types: Tuned radio frequency receiver, Super heterodyne receiver- RF
section, Frequency mixers, tracking, Intermediate frequency, AGC. Receiver Parameters & Characteristics, FM
Receiver and its comparison with AM Receiver.
UNIT VI
PULSE MODULATION: Types of Pulse modulation, PAM: Generation (Single polarity, double polarity) and
Demodulation. PWM: Generation & demodulation of PWM, PPM, Generation and demodulation of PPM.
Course Content
List of Experiments
1. To study the function of Amplitude Modulation & Demodulation and also to calculate the modulation index.
2. To study the working of the Balanced Modulator and demodulator.
3. To generate SSB using phase method and detection of SSB signal using Synchronous detector.
4. To study the process of frequency modulation and demodulation and calculate the depth of modulation by
varying the modulating voltage.
5. To verify the spectrum of AM and FM signals using spectrum analyzer.
6. To study the frequency response of Pre-Emphasis and De-Emphasis circuits.
7. To study the characteristics of PLL and calculate its capture range, lock range and free running VCO
frequency (PLL as FM Demodulator).
8. Study of 4 Channel Analog Multiplexing and De multiplexing Techniques.
9. To study the frequency division multiplexing and De multiplexing Techniques.
10. To study the sampling theorem and its reconstruction.