Communication Theory Flashcards
noise
unwanted signal pertubation that is always present
internal noise
thermal, shot, flicker
external noise
atmospheric, extra-terrestrial, man-made
noise power from thermal noise
Pn = kT 𐤃f
k variable value
1.38e-23
𐤃f =
bandwidth
RMS voltage
en = sqrt(4kT𐤃fR)
noise power with a resistor
Pn = (en/2)^2/R
converting to dB
10log(P1/P2)
20log(V1/V2)
noiseless system NR = ? NF = ?
NR = 1 NF = 0
NR =
(S/N)in / (S/N)out
NF =
10log(NR)
Noise ratio for cascaded system
NR = NR1 + NR2-1/P1 + … NRn-1/(P1P2…Pn)
what stage dominates in a cascading system
first
SNR max =
input signal / power of thermal noise
effective noise =
noise performance
effective noise =
Te = Pn/(PgkB)
relationship between noise ratio and noise temperature
F = 1+ Te/To Te = To(F-1)
all amplifiers introduce
some noise
bandwidth =
range of frequencies
bandpass filters
remove noise and channel interference
modulation
impressing the signal onto a carrier wave so it can be transmitted at the carrier frequency
when the carrier frequency is ____________ transmition signal is ____________
higher, lower
passband filters
- excludes excess noise
- modulates on a higher frequency without interference
- multiple transmitters can operate at the same time without frequency
modulation equation
v(t) = Vp*sin(wt+phi)
Vp
amplitude
sin(wt)
frequency
phi
phase
modulation can be
analogue or digital
AM
change in amplitude
FM
change in carrier frequency
PM
change in phase
FM and PM are also called
angle modulation
amplitude is related to the
modulating signal