AMPLITUDE MODULATION

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Information on Amplitude Modulation (AM)

Amplitude modulation (AM) is the form of modulation in which information is impressed onto a carrier wave whose amplitude is caused to vary in accordance with the modulating signal. The types of amplitude modulation are:
    

  • double sideband

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  • single sideband
  • upper sideband
  • lower sideband

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  • independent sideband.


    • Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Amplitude modulation include: 
     
  • Independent sideband (ISB)
  • Frequency modulation (FM)
  • Angle modulation
  • Spread spectrum
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  • Demodulation
  • Phase modulation (PM)
  • Amplitude-shift keying (ASK)
  • Frequency-shift keying (FSK)
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  • Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)
  • Phase-shift keying (PSK)
  • Double sideband (DSB)
  • Single sideband (SSB)

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