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This book offers an integrated approach, combining theory, simulation using computer tools, and experimental practice using hardware. Each chapter includes the following components: a brief theory that describes the underlying mathematics and principles, a problem-solving section with a set of typical problems, a computer laboratory with programming examples and exercises in MATLAB® and Simulink®, and finally, when applicable, a hardware laboratory with exercises using test and measurement equipment. The text not only covers fundamentals like frequency and bandwidth, but also highlights current and future technologies.
List of contents
Types of Electronic Communication Systems. Time/Frequency Analysis of Communication Signals and Systems. First-Generation Systems: Analog Modulation. Second-Generation Systems: Digital Modulation. Third-Generation Systems: Wideband Digital Modulation. Capacity of Communication Systems and Higher Generations. Long-Range and Short-Range Communication Networks. Appendix A: Synthesized Waveform Generators. Appendix B: RF Spectrum Analyzers. Appendix C: Dynamic Signal Analyzers. Appendix D: Digital Storage Oscilloscopes. Appendix E: Integrated Circuits for Communication Systems. Appendix F: Worldwide Frequency Bands and Terminology.
About the author
B. Preetham Kumar holds a BE and ME from the College of Engineering, Chennai, India, and a Ph.D from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. He is professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at California State University (CSUS), Sacramento, USA. Previously, he was part-time faculty at CSUS, and researcher/lecturer in the RF and Microwave Laboratory at University of California, Davis, USA. Widely published and highly decorated, Dr. Kumar has worked on projects funded by Lockheed Martin, Agilent Technologies, National Semiconductor, Intel, and Antenna Wireless, Inc. Currently, he is heading an effort to expand the use of microwave heating in the treatment of cancer.
