Physics A-Level
Carrier waves and information transfer
What Carrier waves and information transfer means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Carrier waves and information transfer
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Modulation superimposes information onto a carrier wave.
Topics that use Carrier waves and information transfer
Related terms
- Amplitude modulation
- Amplitude modulation (AM)
- Bandwidth
- Carrier wave
- Frequency and period relationship
- Frequency modulation
- Information signal
- Waveform interpretation and graphical representation
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