| Lecture |
Date |
Topic |
Reading |
| 1 |
1/24 |
Fields and Waves Review, Tranmission Line Concetps |
Gonzalez: 1.1-1.3 |
| 2 |
1/31 |
Smith Chart, S-parameters, and Network Analysis |
Gonzalez: 1.4-1.8, 2.2-2.5 |
| 3 |
2/07 |
Signal Flow Graph |
Gonzalez: 2.6, 1.10, and 1.11 |
| 4 |
2/14 |
Microwave Measurement and Calibration |
Gonzalez: 1.9 |
| 5 |
2/21 |
Active Microwave Devices: Diodes, BJTs, FETs, and MMICs |
Pozar: 11.1-11.4 |
| 6 |
2/28 |
Small Signal Amplifier Design I: Unilateral and bilateral Two-port Power Gain and Matching |
Gonzalez: 3.2-3.6 |
| 7 |
3/07 |
Small Signal Amplifier Design II: Conditions of Stability |
Gonzalez: 3.3, 3.6 |
| 8 |
3/21 |
Small Signal Amplifier Design III: Contours of Stability and Constant Gain |
Gonzalez: 3.7 |
| 9 |
3/28 |
Noise in Two-Port and Noise Figures |
Gonzalez: 4.1-4.2, Pozar: 10.1-10.2 |
| 10 |
4/04 |
Noise in Two-Port and Noise Figures |
Gonzalez: 4.3, Pozar: 10.1-10.2 |
| 11 |
4/11 |
Low noise amplifier design : Noise Figure Circles and Design Practice |
Lecture notes |
| 12 |
4/18 |
Nonlinear Effects in Microwave Amplifiers |
Pozar: 10.3 |
| 13 |
4/25 |
Microwave Power Amplifiers: Classification and Efficiency |
Gonzalez: 4.7, Pozar: 12.5 |
| 14 |
5/02 |
Microwave Power Amplifiers: Load-Pull Contours |
Lecture notes |
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5/13 |
Final Exam 1:30 pm-4:30 pm at 4070 ECEB |
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