Syllabus

The following topics are covered by the course:

Modulation techniques

Complex baseband representation, spectral description of random processes, linear modula- tion (ASK, PSK, FSK), digital modulation techniques (BPSK, QPSK, QAM), differential modulation

Demodulation and signal detection

Gaussian basics, hypothesis testing, vector representation of signals and noise, optimal detection in additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), receiver structures, performance analysis and error probability.

Synchronization and non-coherent communication

Design requirements, parameter estimation, non-coherent communication, differential detection, performance analysis.

Fundamental limits of performance

Introduction to information theory, entropy and mutual information, channel capacity.

Channel coding

Block and convolutional codes, maximum likelihood decoding, coding gain, coded modulation.