ECE 671 - Fall 2014

ECE 671 - RF and Microwave Engineering

Instructor

Professor Safieddin Safavi-Naeini

Course Content

  1. Basics of the electromagnetic field theory
  2. Review of Transmission Line theory: distribute circuit model, EM field analysis
  3. Introduction to the electromagnetic (EM) theory of TEM lines, planar structures, and waveguides
  4. Microwave circuit theory based on the scattering parameters
  5. Important circuit components: matching circuits, resonators, and filters
  6. Noise and nonlinearity in high frequency circuits
  7. Microwave active devices and circuits: amplifiers, oscillators, mixers
  8. Microwave integrated circuits
  9. Introduction to microwave systems

Textbook

  1. D. M. Pozar, Microwave Engineering, 4th Edition, John Wiley, 2012.
  2. 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.