How Much Data Can a Single Wave Carry?

[kushl.guptaa]

Hi,

we friends were discussing about data speeds, bandwidth and frequency when this debatable question came in mind: How much data can a wave carry?

well, we all are aware that there is a bandwidth (consider gprs) which is capable of giving some speeds to download...when using on a mobile we are actually working on the radio waves with air as a medium. now, consider we separate just one wave-one single radio wave out of that bunch (is this possible in today's physics, i hope it is)...the question is-what is the data carrying capacity of that single wave?

Say i have one wave of 10KHz (it is having some energy given by E=hv)...how much data in bytes can this wave carry??give me the maximum limit of data irrespective of the transmission technology (any modulation technique whatsoever) being used.

Thanks for your help in clarifying my/our doubts.

 

[Valerie Park]

To answer this question, the amount of data that a wave can carry depends on several factors. These include the type of modulation used, the power of the signal, the frequency of the wave, the channel bandwidth, and the noise present in the environment. Generally speaking, more power and wider bandwidths allow for more data to be carried by the wave. Additionally, more advanced modulation techniques such as OFDM and MIMO can also increase the data carrying capacity of a wave.