EECS 622 Course Outline

EECS 622 Course Outline

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I.� Introduction (Chapter 1)

�� A.� History of radio

�� The History of Radio

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�� B.� Modern radio systems (sects. 1.1,1.2,1.4)

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�� C.� The radio transmission system (sect. 1.3)

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�� The Radio Transmitter

�� The Propagation Channel

�� The Radio Receiver

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�� D.� The Electromagnetic Spectrum

�� The Electromagnetic Spectrum

�� FCC Spectrum Chart

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II� Transmitter and Receiver Design

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�� A.� Microwave Components

�� 1.� Transmission Lines (sects. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3)

�� A Review of Complex Arithmetic

�� The Telegrapher Equations

�� The Transmission Line Wave Equation

�� The Characteristic Impedance of a Transmission Line

�� The Complex Propagation Constant

�� Line Impedance

�� The Reflection Coefficient

�� The Lossless Transmission Line

�� The Terminated Lossless Transmission Line

�� Special Values of Load Impedance

�� The Transmission Line Input Impedance

�� Example: Input Impedance

�� Power Flow and Return Loss

�� VSWR

�� Coaxial Transmission Lines

�� Coaxial Connectors

�� Printed Circuit Board Transmission Lines

�� The Scattering Matrix

�� Scattering Parameters and Power Flow

�� Example: Scattering Parameters

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2. Power Dividers and Couplers

The Matched, Lossless, Reciprocal Devices

The 3 Port Coupler

The Wilkinson Power Divider

The 4-Port Coupler

The Directional Coupler

The Directional Coupler Specification Sheet

The Quadrature Hybrid Coupler

The 180 Degree Hybrid

�� 3. Circulators and Isolators

Circulators

Isolators

�� 4. Amplifiers (sects. 6.2; 3.7)

Amplifiers

Amplifier Gain

dB, dBm, dBw

Amplifier Output Power

Intermodulation Distortion

Two Tone Intermodulation

The Amplifier Spec Sheet

�� 5. Filters (sects. 5.1, 5.2)

�� Filters

�� The Filter Phase Function

�� Filter Dispersion

�� The Linear Phase Filter

�� m-Wave Filter Design

�� Filter Design Worksheet

�� The Filter Spec Sheet

�� 6. Mixers (sect. 7.1, 7.2, 7.4)

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�� Mixers

Mixer Conversion Loss

Mixer Compression and Intercept Points

The Mixer Specification Sheet

�� 7. Local oscillators (sects. 8.1, 8.2, 8.5)

Oscillators - A Brief History

Oscillators

Harmonics Spurs and dBc

The Oscillator Specification Sheet

�� 8. Switches and attenuators

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�� Microwave Switches

�� Attenuators

�� The Digital Attenuator Specification Sheet

The Microwave Switch Specification Sheet

B.� Receivers (Chapter 10)

�� 1.� The Heterodyne Receiver

�� The Heterodyne Receiver

�� 2.� The Super-Heterodyne Receiver

�� The Super-Heterodyne Receiver

�� Super-Het Tuning

�� The Preselector Filter

�� Image and Third Order Product Rejection

Advanced Receiver Designs

�� 3.� Noise in Microwave Systems (Chapter 3)

�� Receiver Noise

The Statistics of Noise

Antenna Noise Temperature

Equivalent Noise Temperature

SNR and Noise Figure

Noise Figure of Passive Devices

System Equivalent Noise Temperature

System Noise Figure

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�� 4.� Dynamic Range

Receiver Gain and Noise Figure

The Minimum Detectable Signal

Receiver Saturation Point

Receiver Dynamic Range

5. Receiver Gain and AGC

Instantaneous Dynamic Range

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�� C.� Transmitters

�� 1.� Modulators (sects. 9.1,2)

�� 2.� Power Amplifiers (sect. 6.6)�

III� Antenna Fundamentals (Chapter 4)

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�� A. Wave Propagation

�� E.M. Wave Propagation in Free-Space

The Poynting Vector

�� B. Spherical Wave Propagation

�� Total Radiated Power

The Steradian

Radiation Intensity

�� C. Antenna Pattern

�� Antenna Directivity

�� The Antenna Pattern

�� Beamwidth and Directivity

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D. Antenna Impedance

�� Antenna Impedance

�� Radiation Resistance

�� Antenna Gain

�� E. Received Power

�� Effective Aperture

�� Gain and Effective Aperture

�� F. Basic Antenna Designs

�� The Dipole Antenna

�� The Half-Wave Dipole

The Horn Antenna

�� The Reflector Antenna

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IV� Propagation (Chapter 4)

A. Friis Propagation Equation

The Friis Propagation Equation

�� B. Extinction

�� 1. Water and Gas

�� 2. Hydrometeors

�� a) attenuation��

�� b) scattering

�� e) extinction

�� 3. Rayleigh Scattering

�� C. Refraction

D. Reflection and Multipath

E. Diffraction

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