ECE 485- Microwave Design Techniques
Catalog description: Introduction to basic techniques required for the design
of high frequency circuits and systems
Prerequisites:
By course: Senior standing in ECE. Lec/lab.
By Topic: Transmission line theory, Electric and magnetic fields, Low frequency
network analysis
Courses that require this as a prerequisite: none
Credits: 4 Terms Offered: Winter
Textbook: David M. Pozar, Microwave Engineering, John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., 2nd edition, 1998, ISBN: 0-471-17096-8.
Instructor:
Primary: R. Settaluri
Secondary: A. Weisshaar
Course Learning Objectives:
Students must demonstrate the ability to:
- Identify the characteristics of waveguides and planar transmission line
structures such as stripline, microstrip line and coupled line structures.
(ABET outcomes: a,e,m).
- Calculate the network parameters of microwave networks using microwave network
analysis. (ABET outcomes: a,e,m).
- Design and analyze impedance matching networks for a given set of specifications.
(ABET outcomes: a,c,m).
- Design and analyze passive microwave components such as power dividers,
hybrids, couplers and filters for a given set of specifications. (ABET outcomes:
a,b,c,m).
- Design microwave amplifiers for a given set of specifications. (ABET outcomes:
a,c,m).
- Use hp-ADS software to validate their designs and to generate layout for
the fabrication of the component. (ABET outcomes: b,c).
- Test and obtain the measured characteristics of the designed component using
vector network analyzer. (ABET outcome: b).
Topics
- Introduction: Course review, Transmission line theory, transmission line
parameters, wave propagation and reflection, Smith Chart.
- Transmission lines and waveguides: General solutions of TEM, TE and TM waves,
rectangular and circular waveguides, coaxial line. Planar transmission lines
effective dielectric constant and characteristic impedance for stripline,
microstrip line and coupled line structures.
- Microwave Network parameters: Matrix representations, impedance and admittance
parameters, scattering parameters, ABCD parameters and signal flow graphs.
- Analysis and design of passive circuits (Part I): Impedance matching networks,
stub tuning, quarter wave and multi-section matching transformers.
- Analysis and design of passive circuits (Part II): Design of power dividers,
branch line hybrids, directional couplers and filters.
- Analysis and design of active circuits: Noise figure definition, Characteristics
of microwave transistors, single stage amplifier design, design of LNA and
broadband amplifier design. Basic principle of Oscillators.
- Introduction to hybrid microwave integrated circuits (MICs) and Monolithic
Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs).
Structure: Two 80-minute lectures and a one and half hour laboratory per
week.
Original: 1/01
Revised: