Faculty of Science

Objectives

To apply transmission line theory to real systems and test design techniques for RF transceiver architectures.

Contents

Waves on transmission lines; Waveguides; Smith chart and impedance matching networks; S matrix and microwave network analysis; Signal flow graphs; Lumped element RF filters; Transmission line filters; Power dividers; Directional couplers; Coupled line structures; Mixers and modulators; Noise figure and noise temperature; Non-linearities, intermodulation, and IP3; RF amplifier design; Oscillator design; Voltage controlled oscillators and phase locked loops; Frequency synthesizers; Transceivers.