ECE 671 - RF and Microwave Engineering
Instructor
Professor Safieddin Safavi-Naeini
Course Content
- Basics of the electromagnetic field theory
- Review of Transmission Line theory: distribute circuit model, EM field analysis
- Introduction to the electromagnetic (EM) theory of TEM lines, planar structures, and waveguides
- Microwave circuit theory based on the scattering parameters
- Important circuit components: matching circuits, resonators, and filters
- Noise and nonlinearity in high frequency circuits
- Microwave active devices and circuits: amplifiers, oscillators, mixers
- Microwave integrated circuits
- Introduction to microwave systems
Textbook
- D. M. Pozar, Microwave Engineering, 4th Edition, John Wiley, 2012.
- Lecture notes
Required background
Basic knowledge of electromagnetic fields and waves and transmission line theory equivalent to ECE 471, advanced engineering mathematics, and basic programming skills.