ELT-47246 Passive RF Circuits, 5 cr

Person responsible

Jari Kangas, Mikko Valkama

Lessons

Implementation Period Person responsible Requirements
ELT-47246 2019-01 3 Jari Kangas
This course is completed by collecting points homework assignments and either simulation or design project. 100% participation to any of these activities is not compulsory, but the final grade will be determined based on the amount of points collected from the learning activities. There is no final exam.

Learning Outcomes

After passing the course, students know how to design, implement and characterize passive two-port and multi-port microwave transmission line components. They know how to summarize the relevant design details and performance data in a concise and cohesively composed technical report and how to communicate the relevant engineering concepts to others.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Brief review on fundamentals of microwave circuit theory related especially to power efficiency indicators and analysis of transmission lines as impedance transformers. S-parameters. Z-parameters. Microstrip transmission line technology.     
2. Co-planar transmission line technology. Two-transmission lines method for the measurement of dielectric constant.   Measurement of characteristic impedance.   
3. Operation principles of passive microwave components: power dividers, hybrids, couplers, impedance tuners, filters,...  Some commonly used modifications to the basic configurations.  Trends in the current technology. 
4. Building and testing passive microwave components: power dividers, hybrids, couplers, impedance tuners, filters,...  Use of modern simulation software in analysis and design of passive microwave components.  Understanding the impact of uncertainties in implementation and practical limitations to the electromagnetic performance. 
5. Communications skills: composing a technical report and giving feedback to peers.     

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

Although homework submission are optional part of the course, any effort in working on them is expected to deepen the knowledge on the matters discussed in the contact teaching. It is also possible to pass the course by only submitting the homework solutions, but this can only yield the highest final grade of 3. Higher grades are attainable only by completing either a simulation or design project. Everyone in the course are required to participate in peer review of the project reports. There is no final exam in this course.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Additional information Examination material
Book   Foundations for Microwave Engineering   Robert E. Collin       Ch. 5,6,8. Available in IEEE XPlore.   No   
Book   Microwave Engineering   David M. Pozar       Ch. 4,5,7,8   No   
Lecture slides           Available in Moodle.   Yes   
Other online content     Jari Kangas, Toni Björninen       Available in Moodle.   Yes   

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
ELT-47206 Basics of RF Engineering Mandatory    
ELT-47426 Transmission Lines and Waveguides Advisable    

Additional information about prerequisites
If you have studied in another university, an equivalent course that includes knowledge of the basics of RF engineering.



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
ELT-47246 Passive RF Circuits, 5 cr ELE-6156 Basics of RF Engineering II, 5 cr  

Updated by: Turjanmäki Pia, 04.03.2019