SYSC 3501
Communication Theory
Review of signals, linear systems and Fourier theory; signal bandwidth and spectra; digital waveform coding; introduction to analog and digital modulation systems; synchronization; characterization and effects of noise; link budgets; communications media and circuits; applications to current communications systems.
2020
Topics
- Properties of signals and noise
- Fourier Transform and Spectra
- Power Spectrum
- Review of linear systems
- Fourier Series and periodic signals
- Bandwidth
- Limiter, mixers, up- and down-converters
- AM-DSB-C and noncoherent detection
- AM-DSB-SC and coherent detection
- SSB and VSB
- Phase and frequency modulation and demodulation
- Superheterodyne receiver and image frequencies
- Sampling, quantization, and PCM systems
- Digital baseband modulation, binary and multilevel signaling
- Digital bandpass modulation: BASK, BPSK, BFSK, QPSK, M-ary PSK, QAM
- Random processes
- Thermal noise
- Error probabilities for binary signals
- Matched filter
- Coherent demodulation of digital bandpass modulation
Prerequisites & course information
Precludes additional credit for SYSC 3503 . Prerequisite(s): SYSC 3600 or SYSC 3610 . Lectures three hours a week, laboratory three hours alternate weeks.