COM 3

HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINNERING AND ARCHITECTURE
DEPERTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
ANGELES CITY

Course Title : COM3

Course Description : Communications 3 Lecture

Course Objectives : State the importance of the characteristics and

behaviors of radio wave propagations, classification
of types of transmission lines and antennas and
explain their design approach in the applications of
communication systems layout.

To provide students a good overview of wired and

wireless electronic communication systems and
how each approach is accomplished.

Pre – requisite : Co-Req: COM2 & L

COURSE OUTLINE

TOPICS HOURS OF INSTRUCTION

I. Introduction to Communication Systems 3

1.1. Definition of Communication

1.2. Forms of Communication
1.3. Communication System’s Block Diagram

II. Radiation and Propagation of Waves 15

2.1. Electromagnetic Radiation

2.2. Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Waves
2.3. Effects of the Environment
2.4. Propagation of Waves
2.4.1. Ground Waves
2.4.2. Sky Waves
2.4.3. Space Waves
2.4.4. Tropospheric Scatter Propagation
2.4.5. Extraterrestrial Communication

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

III. Transmission Lines 9

3.1. Fundamentals of Transmission Lines

3.2. Characteristic Impedance
3.3. Losses in Transmission Line
3.4. Standing Waves
3.5. Quarter and Half Wavelength Line
3.6. Reactance Properties of Transmission Line
3.7. Smith Chart and its Application
3.8. Transmission Line Components

IV. Fiber Optic Cable 9

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Propagation of Light Through an Optical Fiber
4.3 Optical Fiber Configurations
4.4 Losses in Optical Fibers
4.5 Light Sources
4.6 Light Detectors

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION

V. Antennas 18

5.1. Basic Considerations

5.1.1. The Radiation Mechanism
5.1.2. Elementary Doublet

5.2. Wire Radiation in Space

5.2.1. Current and Voltage Distribution
5.2.2. Resonant Antennas
5.2.3. Non resonant antennas

5.3. Terms and Definition

5.3.1. Antenna Gain
5.3.2. Antenna Resistance
5.3.3. Bandwidth, Beamwidth and Polarization

5.4. Designing and Building Antennas

5.4.1. Transceiver Antenna
5.4.2. Television Antenna
5.4.3. Special Type of Antenna

FINAL EXAMINATION

LEARNING RESOURCES

TEXTBOOK : ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

Fundamental Through Advanced, 5th Ed., 2004
Wayne Tomasi

REFERENCES : Electronic Communication Systems by Kennedy

Transmission Lines and Networks by Johnson
Communication Electronics by Coolen
Electronic Communications Handbook by English
Communications Sourcebook by Parker
Optical Fiber System by Senior
Fibre Optic Cables by Siemens
Antennas by Krauss
ARRL Antenna Book
Communication Electronics by Frenzel
Electronic communication Systems by Blake

GRADING SYSTEM : Sem Grade = (Quizzes Average x 0.6) +

(Major Exams Average x 0.4)

PASSING GRADE : 50 %