S Jenvey
4 points · 26 lecture hours and 26 laboratory/tutorial hours · Second semester · Clayton · Prerequisites: MAC2912, ELE2262
Objectives To give the student an understanding of the principles of and physical constraints on carrier-based transmission of information.
Synopsis Fourier analysis and spectra: analogue modulation; various forms of amplitude and angle modulation and demodulation. Digital modulation and demodulation. Noise: origin and types of noise in electronic systems. Performance of various modulation/demodulation schemes in noisy environments. Multiplex schemes.
Assessment Examination (2 hours): 60% · Laboratory work and assignments: 40%
Recommended texts
Tomasi W Electronic communications systems 3rd edn, Prentice-Hall
References
Kennedy Electronic communications systems 4th edn,
McGraw-Hill
Dunlop and Smith Telecommunications engineering 3rd edn, VNR, 1994