| Lecture |
Date |
Topic |
Reading |
| 1 |
08/22 |
Fields and Waves Review, Tranmission Line Concetps |
Gonzalez: 1.1-1.3 |
| 2 |
08/29 |
Smith Chart, S-parameters, and Network Analysis |
Gonzalez: 1.4-1.8, 2.2-2.5 |
| 3 |
09/05 |
Signal Flow Graph |
Gonzalez: 2.6, 1.10, and 1.11 |
| 4 |
09/12 |
Microwave Measurement and Calibration |
Gonzalez: 1.9 |
| 5 |
09/19 |
Active Microwave Devices: Diodes, BJTs, FETs, and MMICs |
Pozar: 11.1-11.4 |
| 6 |
09/26 |
Small Signal Amplifier Design I: Unilateral and bilateral Two-port Power Gain and Matching |
Gonzalez: 3.2-3.6 |
| 7 |
10/03 |
Small Signal Amplifier Design II: Conditions of Stability |
Gonzalez: 3.3, 3.6 |
| 8 |
10/10 |
Small Signal Amplifier Design III: Contours of Stability and Constant Gain |
Gonzalez: 3.7 |
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10/17 |
Lecture&Lab Cancelled due to EPEPS 2023 |
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| 9 |
10/24 |
Noise in Two-Port and Noise Figures |
Gonzalez: 4.1-4.2, Pozar: 10.1-10.2 |
| 10 |
10/31 |
Noise in Two-Port and Noise Figures |
Gonzalez: 4.3, Pozar: 10.1-10.2 |
| 11 |
11/07 |
Low noise amplifier design : Noise Figure Circles and Design Practice |
Lecture notes |
| 12 |
11/14 |
Nonlinear Effects in Microwave Amplifiers |
Pozar: 10.3 |
| 13 |
11/28 |
Microwave Power Amplifiers: Classification and Efficiency |
Gonzalez: 4.7, Pozar: 12.5 |
| 14 |
12/05 |
Microwave Power Amplifiers: Load-Pull Contours |
Lecture notes |
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12/11 |
Final Exam: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm at 4070 ECEB |
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