ECE 453 - Schedule - Fall 2020

Lecture Day Date Topic Video Section Notes Lab
1 M 8/24/20 Fourier analysis August 24 1.4-1.5 Fourier Theory  0. Introduction - Advice on lab kit --- Soldering tutorial
2 W 8/26/20 Modulation theorem 1.6    
3 F 8/28/20 DSB modulation and demodulation August_28 1.6    
4 M 8/31/20 Nonlinear modulation August_31 1.7   NO LAB
5 W 9/2/20 Quadrature modulation/demodulation September 2 1.8    
6 F 9/4/20 Regenerative receivers September 4 2.1.3 Single Sideband Modulation  
  M 9/7/20 LABOR DAY - NO CLASS       NO LAB
7 W 9/9/20 Superheterodyne receivers September 9 2.3 Bessel Functions  
8 F 9/11/20 AM Broadcasting September 11 2.3.3 FM demodulation  
9 M 9/14/20 FM Broadcasting September 14 2.3.4 Radio Broadcasting NO LAB
10 W 9/16/20 Up- and down-conversion September 16 2.3.5    
11 F 9/18/20 Software defined radio September 18 2.5    
12 M 9/21/20 Resonance September 21 4.1-4.2   1. Discrete component modeling --- L1 L2 L3 R1 R2 C1 C2
13 W 9/23/20 Quality factor Q September 23 4.3-4.5    
14 F 9/25/20 Oscillator analysis September 25 5.1-5.4 Oscillators  
15 M 9/28/20 Colpitt, crystal, voltage-controlled oscillators September 28 5.5   1. Discrete component modeling (cont.)
16 W 9/30/20 Oscillator phase noise September 30 5.6    
17 F 10/2/20 Network power transfer October 2 6.1    
  M 10/5/20 EXAM 1       2. Spectrum Analyzer - AM Modulation - Mixing ---- AN02
18 W 10/7/20 Lossless matching networks October 7 6.1    
19 F 10/9/20 Impedance matching with lossless L-networks October 9 6.2 Transmission Lines  
20 M 10/12/20 Three-element matching networks October 12 6.3 Smith Chart 3. FM modulation - FM transmitter
21 W 10/14/20 Pi and T matching networks October 14 6.4    
22 F 10/16/20 Y, Z, H parameters, ABCD parameters October 16 7.1-7.4 Network parameters  
23 M 10/19/20 S parameters October 19 8.1, 8.2 S Parameters 4. FM demodulator design --- [FM_demod] --- ece453.lbr
24 W 10/21/20 Application of S parameters October 21 8.3 Amplifiers  
25 F 10/23/20 Stability analysis October 23 8.3.2, 8.3.3 Power Definitions  
26 M 10/26/20 Unconditional stability October 26 8.3.4 Stability 5. Crystal Colpitts oscillator -- 10.2C2X -- FS10.24 -- 10.2C31 -- AN03
27 W 10/28/20 Simultaneous conjugate match October 28 8.3.5    
28 F 10/30/20 LTI networks October 30      
29 M 11/2/20 Properties of LTI networks November 2     6. VCO -- AN04
30 W 11/4/20 1-Port noise characterization November 4 10.1    
  F 11/6/20 EXAM 2        
31 M 11/9/20 2-port noise characterization November 9 10.1   7. Filter & Matching  --  AN01 -- filter.s2p
32 W 11/11/20 Noise factor and noise figure November 11 10.2 Noise  
33 F 11/13/20 Mixers November 13 11.1-11.3 Mixers  
34 M 11/16/20 Conversion loss in mixers November 16 12.1   8. LNA
35 W 11/18/20 Two-tone input November 18 12.2-12.3    
36 F 11/20/20 Modeling nonlinearities November 20 12.4 Nonlinearities  
  M 11/23/20 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS       NO LAB
  W 11/25/20 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS        
  F 11/25/20 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS        
37 M 11/30/20 Phase-locked loops November 30 13.1, 13.2 Phase-locked loops 9. FM receiver
38 W 12/2/20 Transient response of PLLs December 2 13.3    
39 F 12/4/20 FM demodulation December 4 13.4    
40 M 12/7/20 Frequency synthesis with PLLs December 7 13.5   NO LAB
41 W 12/9/20 Phase detectors December 9 13.5.2    
  W 12/16/20 FINAL EXAM 7:00 PM- 10:00 PM - ONLINE