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ELEC 483 Microwave and RF Circuits and Systems Units: 4.25
This course introduces the analysis and design of microwave components and systems. Topics include: modeling of high frequency circuits; transmission lines; scattering parameters; impedance matching; passive microwave components; amplifiers, mixers and oscillators; noise in receivers; elemental antennas and simple and phased arrays; communication links - microwave land, cellular and satellite systems; performance and link budget analysis. The laboratory work is design oriented and implements the lecture material.
NOT OFFERED 2024-2025
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0.75, Tut: 0.5)
NOT OFFERED 2024-2025
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0.75, Tut: 0.5)
Offering Term: F
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 0
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 26
Engineering Design 25
Offering Faculty: Smith Engineering
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Describe and explain where parasitics in lumped element components come from and how to estimate them.
- Describe and explain where matching networks are used and how they are implemented in RF/Microwave amplifiers oscillators and mixers.
- Describe and explain path loss in Radar and Radio systems using antennae/wave theory.
- Design and analyze microwave filters.
- Design and analyze RF/microwave amplifiers, mixers and oscillators.
- Design and analyze radio/radar systems.
- Measure the S-parameters of RF/Microwave amplifiers and filters as a function of frequency.
- Measure distortion of a RF/Microwave amplifier and mixer circuits.
- Students as a group discuss, explain and identify issues and results in the laboratory and report on them.