Course contents: Fourier transform. Spectral density. Bandpass signals and systems. Complex and physical envelope. Analogue transmission. Modulation and demodulation AM, DSB-SC, SSB, VSB. Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM). Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM). Transmission bandwidth, Generation of AM and FM waveforms and detectors. Introduction to Noise theory. Impact of Channel Noise. Signal to noise ratio. Performance comparison of analog modulation to Noise. Sampling Theorem, quantization, Pulse-code modulation (PCM).

Assessment: Written exams at the end of the semester (100% of the final grade). (Optionally) Students of the 4th semester have the option to participate in Lab exercises and in the relevant lab examination (maximum grade 2.0/10.0). Lab grade is added to the grade of written exams.