Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
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 (3 hours): 60% + Laboratory work and assignments: 40%