EE-611

Microwave Communications

Suplementary Notes

Written by Prof. Altan M. Ferendeci

University of Cincinnati

• Syllabus
• Introduction
  • Microwave Communications
  • Microwave Link
  • Radar Range Equation
    • Typical Radar Cross Sections
  • Mobile Communciations
    • Frequency Allocations
    • Basic principles (pdf file)
      • Details of connection (pdf file)
• Review of Maxwell's Equations
  • Maxwell's Equations
  • Boundary Conditions
  • Poynting Theorem
  • Lossy Media
  • Attenuation Constant
  • Infinite Conductivity Approximation
• Plane Waves
  • Derivation of the Plane Waves from Maxwell's Equations
  • Properties of Plane Waves
  • Plane Waves in a good conductor
  • Polarization
  • Reflection from a dielectric boundary: Normal Incidence
  • Reflection from a dielectric boundary: Oblique Incidence
  • Reflection from a good conductor: Normal Incidence
  • Reflection from a good conductor: Oblique Incidence
• Transmission Lines, Circuit Model
  • Circuit Theory
  • Terminated Transmission Lines
    • Example: Power Delivered to Load
  • Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
  • Smith Chart
    • Basis for Smith Chart
    • Smith Chart Basics
      • Example
      • Example 2
    • Impedance-Admittance Chart
    • Smith Chart in Matching Networks
      • Single stub matching
        • Shunt Stub
        • Series Stub
• Transmission Lines and Waveguides
  • Classification of Transmission Lines
  • TEM Waves
    • Parallel Plate Transmission Line
    • Coaxial-Transmission Line
    • Microstrip Line
    • Strip Line
  • TE Modes in Parallel Plate Transmission Line
  • Rectangular Waveguides
    • Example_RW
  • Circular Waveguides
    • Example_CW
• Impedance Concept
  • Network representation of Microwave Systems
  • General properties of N-port networks, [Z], [Y] Parameters
  • S-parameters for N-port network
    • Example 1
    • Example 2
  • Matrix Conversion
• Matching Networks
  • Combined Impedance-Admittance Chart
  • Distributed Elements
    • Matching a complex load to 50 W.
      • Example: Matching a complex load to 100 W
    • Transforming 50 W into a Complex Input Impedance.
      • Example
  • Lumped Elements
    • Matching a complex load to 50 W.
    • Transforming 50 W into a Complex Input Impedance.
  • Quarter Wave Transformer
    • Example
• Microwave Resonators
  • RLC resonant circuits
  • Transmission Lines as resonators
    • Example: Gap Coupled Resonator
  • Microwave Cavities
• Active Circuits
  • Design of Single Stage Amplifier
  • Noise Figure, pdf file

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• Appendix
  • Simulation software: Agilent ADS (Old HP_Libra)
    • Line Calc
    • Simulation Primer
  • Bessel Functions
• Homework and Solutions
• Test-1 with Solutions   (Smith Chart)
• Test-2 with Solutions
  Test 2, Problem 3a
  Test 2, Problem 3b

Last Modified on Mon, Oct 25, 2006
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