Radio frequency techniques

The aims of this module are: 1. to become familiar with radiofrequency technologies and their applications, 2. to become familiar with the different types of transmission lines and their characteristics, 3. to learn how to apply the mathematical and graphical tools used in the radiofrequency field, 4. to become aware of the problem of impedance matching, 5. to learn how to determine matching networks using localized and distributed elements, 6. to consolidate the knowledge being acquired through practical work using CAD software.

PH101 - Electromagnetism
EA104 - Electronic Interconnections
EA108 - Project/Practical Work
EA218 - Transmission Electronics

I. Introduction

1 - The radio-frequency spectrum
2 - Radio-frequency applications
3 - Radio-frequency technologies
4 - Bibliography
5 - Radio-frequency units of measurement

II. Theory of transmission lines

1 - Model of a transmission line
2 - Example of a coaxial line
3 - Case of a loaded lossless line
4 - Smith chart
5 - ¼-wave transformer
6 - Impedance mismatch

III. Transmission lines and waveguides

1 - TEM, TE and TM waves
2 - Parallel plate guide
3 - Rectangular guide
4 - Coaxial line
5 - Stripline
6 - Microstrip line
7 - Abstract
8 - Other types of line

IV. RF networks

1 - The impedance and admittance matrix
2 - The S matrix
3 - The ABCD matrix

V. Impedance matching

1 - Matching by localized elements
2 - Matching by stub
3 - Matching by double stub
4 - Matching by quarter-wave line
5 - Matching by profiled line

Radio-frequency electronics

Course handout
Practical work handout
Recommended book: Pozar, David M. Microwave Engineering. Hoboken, NJ :Wiley, 2012.