ECE 453 - Schedule - Fall 2024

Lecture Day Date Topic Section Notes Lab
1 M 8/26/24 Fourier analysis 1.4-1.5 Fourier Theory 0. Introduction (soldering tutorial here)
2 W 8/28/24 Modulation theorem 1.6    
3 F 8/30/24 DSB modulation and demodulation 1.6    
  M 9/2/24 LABOR DAY - NO CLASS     NO LAB
4 W 9/4/24 Nonlinear modulation 1.7   NO LAB
5 F 9/6/24 Quadrature modulation/demodulation 1.8    
6 M 9/9/24 Regenerative receivers 2.1.3 Single Sdb Modulation  
7 W 9/11/24 Superheterodyne receivers - ZOOM ONLY 2.3 Bessel Functions  
8 F 9/13/24 AM Broadcasting - ZOOM ONLY 2.3.3 FM demodulation  
9 M 9/16/24 FM Broadcasting - ZOOM ONLY 2.3.4 Radio Broadcasting 1. Discrete component modeling ( C1, C2, L1, L2, L3, R1, R2)
10 W 9/18/24 Up- and down-conversion 2.3.5    
11 F 9/20/24 Software defined radio 2.5    
12 M 9/23/24 Resonance 4.1-4.2   2. Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Mixing ( LTDZ SA App Notes )
13 W 9/25/24 Quality factor Q 4.3-4.5    
14 F 9/27/24 Oscillator analysis 5.1-5.4 Oscillators  
15 M 9/30/24 Colpitts, crystal, voltage-controlled oscillators 5.5   2. Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Mixing (cont.)
16 W 10/2/24 Oscillator phase noise 5.6    
17 F 10/4/24 Network power transfer 6.1    
  M 10/7/24 EXAM 1 - SOLUTIONS     3. Amplitude Modulation - FM Transmitter
18 W 10/9/24 Lossless matching networks - ZOOM ONLY 6.1    
19 F 10/11/24 Impedance matching with lossless L-networks 6.2 Transmission Lines  
20 M 10/14/24 Three-element matching networks 6.3 Smith Chart 4. FM Demodulator Design - Eagle PCB (ECE453.lbr)
21 W 10/16/24 Pi and T matching networks 6.4    
22 F 10/18/24 Y, Z, H parameters, ABCD parameters 7.1-7.4 Network parameters  
23 M 10/21/24 S parameters 8.1, 8.2 S Parameters 5. Crystal Colpitts Oscillator (102C2X, 102C31, FS1024)
24 W 10/23/24 Application of S parameters 8.3 Amplifiers  
25 F 10/25/24 Stability analysis 8.3.2, 8.3.3 Power Definitions  
26 M 10/28/24 Unconditional stability 8.3.4 Stability 5. Crystal Colpitts Oscillator (cont.)
27 W 10/30/24 Simultaneous conjugate match 8.3.5    
28 F 11/1/24 LTI networks      
29 M 11/4/24 Properties of LTI networks     6. Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (varcap)
30 W 11/6/24 1-Port noise characterization 10.1    
  F 11/8/24 EXAM 2 - SOLUTIONS      
31 M 11/11/24 2-port noise characterization 10.1   7. Filters and Matching Networks (filter.s2pInductance App Note)
32 W 11/13/24 Noise factor and noise figure 10.2 Noise  
33 F 11/15/24 Mixers 11.1-11.3 Mixers  
34 M 11/18/24 Conversion loss in mixers 12.1   8. Broadband Amplifier
35 W 11/20/24 Two-tone input 12.2-12.3    
36 F 11/22/24 Modeling nonlinearities 12.4 Nonlinearities  
  M 11/25/24 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS     NO LAB
  W 11/27/24 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS      
  F 11/29/24 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS      
37 M 12/2/24 Phase-locked loops 13.1, 13.2 Phase-locked loops 9. FM Receiver
38 W 12/4/24 Transient response of PLLs 13.3    
39 F 12/6/24 FM demodulation 13.4    
40 M 12/9/24 Frequency synthesis with PLLs 13.5   NO LAB
W 12/11/24 Applications of PLL      
  M 12/16/24 FINAL EXAM 8:00 AM- 11:00 AM