Analog Modulation: Principles of Amplitude Modulation, single and double side band - suppressed carrier system and frequency modulation - varactor diode and reactance modulator - AM detectors - FM discriminators - AM and FM transmitters and receivers
Digital communication :Sampling theorem - pulse modulation techniques - PAM, PWM and PPM concepts - PCM encoder and decoder - Data transmission using analog carriers (FSK, PSK, QPSK, MSK &QAM)
Synchronous& Asynchronous transmission: transmission - error control techniques - data communication protocols - link oriented protocols - asynchronous protocols.
Modern Communication Systems: Microwaves and optical communication system, Satellite communication system, Mobile communication system.
Principles of television engineering: Requirements and standards - need for scanning - types of camera tubes and picture tubes - B/W and colour systems - PAL - CCTV -Cable TV.
References:
Kennedy, G.,'Electronic Communication System', McGraw Hill, 1987.
D.Roddy & J.Coolen , 'Electronic Communications', 4th Edition, Prentice Hall of India1999.
Simon Haykins, 'Communication Systems', 3rd Edition, John Wiley, 1995.