Advanced microwave techniques

• analyze microwave circuits containing transmission lines
• use S-, Z-, Y-, ABCD parameters for the analysis of microwave networks
• design matching networks for microwave active and passive circuits
• understand the design of microwave low-noise amplifiers
• design microwave filters, resonators and couplers
• use circuit analysis techniques for nonlinear microwave circuits
• design and analyze mixer and oscillator circuits
• use coupled-line theory of even-odd mode excitation
• apply CAD tools for the design and analysis of microwave circuits
• knowledge of active microwave semiconductor devices.

Repetition of transmission line theory, analysis of synthesis of planar transmission lines. Microwave network analysis. Impedance transformation and matching. Passive RF and microwave components. Resonators and filters. Nonlinear circuit analysis. Active microwave devices and circuits, design of microwave transistor amplifiers, mixers, and oscillators. Use of CAD for microwave circuit design and analysis.

31405/31415/31400/30400/31035/31412/31418, Wireless Communications, RF Communications Circuits, and Electromagnetics. Knowledge of semiconductor devices’ structure and operation is an advantage.

Lectures, projects and problem-solving.