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Amplitude Modulation

Def:Amplitude modulation (AM) is a method of impressing data onto an alternating-current (AC) carrier waveform.The highest frequency of the modulating data is normally less than 10 percent of the carrier frequency.

$ x(t) \longrightarrow\otimes\longrightarrow y(t)=x(t)c(t) $

       $ \uparrow  $
     c(t)

x(t) : "information bearing signal"

c(t) : "carrier"

There are two important types of carriers which are "complex exponential" and "sinusoidal"


Complex expenetial

$ c(t) = e ^{j(\omega_c t + \theta_c)} $

$ \omega_c = $ Frequency of carrier

$ \theta_c = $ Phase of carrier

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