Course Outline:

The course focuses on the fundamental methods for the analysis and design of microwave/RF passive and active circuits. The essentials of computer-aided design of microwave/RF circuits as well as major aspects of hardware implementations will be covered. Important RF applications for wireless communication systems will also be discussed. The course will include:

• Transmission line theories and generalized matrix representation of RF circuits
• Analysis of multiport RF networks.
• Introduction to modern microwave planar technologies.
• Lumped and distributed microstrip circuits.
• Analysis of microstrip circuits.
• Microstrip couplers, hybrids and impedance matching networks.
• Microwave resonators and filters
• Design of RF low noise amplifiers (LNA's).
• Design of RF oscillators and mixers.
• Use of existing commercial CAD design tools for RF circuits.
• Hybrid and Monolithic RF circuits.