Difference between PAM, PWM and PPM

SN Parameter PAM PWM PPM

1 Type of Carrier Train of Pulses Train of Pulses Train of Pulses
Variable Characteristic of
2 the Pulsed Carrier Amplitude Width Position
3 Bandwidth Requirement Low High High
4 Noise Immunity Low High High
5 Information Contained in Amplitude Variations Width Variations Position Variations
6 Power efficiency (SNR) Low Moderate High
Varies with an amplitude of
7 Transmitted Power pulses Varies with variation in width Remains Constant
Need to transmit
8 synchronizing pulses Not needed Not needed Necessary
Bandwidth depends on the Bandwidth depends on the rise Bandwidth depends on the rise
9 Bandwidth depends on width of the pulse time of the pulse time of the pulse
Instantaneous transmitter Instantaneous transmitter power Instantaneous transmitter power
power varies with the varies with the amplitude and remains constant with the width
10 Transmitter power amplitude of the pulses width of the pulses of the pulses
The complexity of
11 generation and detection Complex Easy Complex
Similarity with other
12 Modulation Systems Similar to AM Similar to FM Similar to PM