Course Catalog 2007-2008

ELE-6056 BASICS OF RF AND MICROWAVE ELECTRONICS, 8 cr
Basics of RF and microwave electronics

Courses persons responsible
Victor Acinas Garzon

Lecturers
Victor Acinas Garzon

Lecturetimes and places
Per IV,V: Tuesday 10 - 12, TC161

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise work - - - 3 h/week 3 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
The objective of this course is to learn the essential concepts of RF and microwave electronics. The student shoud learn the basic definitions and concepts relating to high frequency design. From that on the student can build a firm understanding of how active and passive RF circuits function.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Practical use of transmission line theory.  Microstrips    
2. Impedance matching using e.g. the Smith chart.       
3. Description of linear multiport networks.  Signal flow charts.    
4. RF and microwave resonators and filters implementations.  Filter design.    

Requirements for completing the course
Students collect points from various tasks that contribute to learning (homework, attending lectures, weekly tests, project work, final exam, course feeback, etc.) There will be a minimum number of points for passing the course, e.g., 50 out of 100.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book RF circuit design Theory and Applications Ludwig - Bretchko 0-13-122475-1     No  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    SMG-8306 SMG-8306 Transmission lines and waveguides 7 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Theory and exercise lectures are put together in one lecture.

    Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

  • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 30 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 70 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 72
    Exercises 108

    Study materials Hours
    Text book 35

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 218

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    Last modified 31.08.2007
    Modified byVictor Acinas Garzon