Hours:
16 hours (4 credits)

Room:
Aula Riunioni del Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, via G. Caruso 16, Pisa – Ground Floor

Short Abstract:
This lecture is dedicated to the introduction of design methods for RF and microwave circuits for wireless applications. It introduces the concepts of transmission line and its application as distributed electronics. Matching techniques together with Smith chart as well as "S" matrix will be introduced and illustrated on worked examples. Then passive devices, such as resonators, couplers, and filters will be studied and developed on several examples. It follows active circuits such Low Noise Amplifiers and Power Amplifiers. Noise figure and Nonlinear parameters will be introduced. Frequency up-converter and down-converter will be described too. Then, integrated antenna constraints will be discussed. Finally link budget and noise figure of a wireless system will be discussed.

Course Contents in brief:

• Introduction (1 hrs.)
  
  • Emergence of RF Wireless systems
  • Electromagnetic spectrum and RF regulations
  • Distributed versus lumped electronics
• Transmission Line Theory (2 hrs.)
  • Concept of transmission lines
  • RLCG Model
  • Planar transmission lines : Microstrip
• Tools for RF circuits (3 hrs.)
  
  • Smith diagram and matching techniques
  • S Matrix
  • Measurements of RF circuits
• Passive Devices (3 hrs.)
  
  • Power dividers
  • Coupler
  • Filters
• Active circuits (2 hrs.)
  
  • Model of Transistor
  • Low Noise Amplifier
  • Stability of LNA
  • Gain definition
• Noise Figure and Non-Linear Parameters (2 hrs.)
  
  • Noise Figure
  • Design for Constant Noise Figures
• Lab : VNA demonstration (2 hrs.)
• Conclusions and Future Issues (1 hrs.)

Schedule:

• Day 1 – 4 April 2016, 9:00 - 13:00
• Day 2 – 5 April 2016, 9:00 - 13:00
• Day 3 – 6 April 2016, 9:00 - 13:00
• Day 4 – 7 April 2016, 9:00 - 13:00