Syllabus

The following topics are covered by the course:

Modulation techniques: Complex baseband representation, spectral description of random processes, linear modulation (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.