Course Overview
This course teaches the analysis of HF, VHF, UHF and SHF circuits. Topics include: impedance matching networks; synthesis of low pass, high pass, band pass and bandstop Butterworth and Chebyshev filters; design, build and test of simple microstrip and stripline filters and amplifiers; high frequency modeling; small-signal device design using S parameters; analysis and test of stability, noise performance and distortion of active and passive devices. Labs require students to design, simulate, build and test various RF circuits referencing data sheets.
Credits
5.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Analyze self-resonance and estimate parasitic impedances for passive devices.
- Design VHF LC impedance matching networks.
- Design micro-strip and strip-line transmission line matching networks and filters.
- Design RF filters for amplitude, phase and delay characteristics.
- Compare the different types of filters such as Butterworth, Bessel, Chebyshev and Cauer.
- Calculate gain and stability of RF components and devices using scattering parameters.
- Select heat sinks for heat dissipation of power devices using data sheet specifications.
- Analyze heat sinks for transient thermal gradients and to identify hot spots.
- Construct I/O plots from gain and distortion specifications and calculate signal to noise/distortion ratios. Confirm the results in a UHF-SHF amplifier.
- Calculate noise figure for various configurations and matches of active and passive devices.
- Optimize gain - noise figure trade-offs.
- Construct and test a variety of RF circuits.
Effective as of Fall 2018
Related Programs
Radio Frequency Circuit Design (ELEX 4525) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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