RF & MW
Start Date: Please contact us
Course Outline:
1.Introduction
• General
• The “Communications Link”
• Use of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
2. Basic Definitions
• The Electromagnetic waves
• Frequency Spectrum, bands, terminology
• Modulation and types
• The Decibel (dB)
• Insertion Loss
• Gain
• Impedance
• Reflection Coefficient (VSWR)
• Noise and Noise Figure
3. Passive Elements and Devices
• Transmission Structures: Two wire, Coaxial, Stripline, Microstrip
• RF Connectors
• Attenuators and Terminations
• Power Dividers and Combiners
• Filters: Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass
• Couplers
• Circulators and Isolators
• Diplexers and Multiplexers
4. Antennas
• Isotropic Source
• Properties of Antennas
• Types of Antennas and Applications
5. Control Components
• Switches
• Mixers
• Modulators
• Limiters
• Detectors
• Linearity in attenuators and amplifiers
• 1 dB Compression
• Intermodulation Distortion
• Adjucent Channel Isolation
• Power Added Efficiency
• Electromagnetic Interference7. Active Components – Amplifiers
• General Purpose
• Low Noise
• Power8. Active Components – Signal Generation
• Fixed Oscillators
• Voltage Controlled Oscillators
• Comb Generators
• Synthesizers
9. Typical Block Diagrams
• Cellular Handheld
• Cellular Base Station
• Radio Link
10. Summary
