Semestral Project

Lecturer:

Miloš Mazánek (gar.)

Tutor:

Miloš Mazánek (gar.), Tomáš Kořínek, Ladislav Oppl, Milan Polívka

Supervisor:

Department of Electromagnetic Field

Synopsis:

Antenna, propagation, optoelectronic electromagnetic compatibility, HF and microwave technique, CAD, for HF, HF measurement, biomedical application of microwave technique projects. Lectures are oriented towards too antenna, propagation optoelectronics and EMC and towards too HF and microwave technique measurement, CAD and medical application. Seminars and laboratories will be organised by groups on selected projects organisation of the lectures will be matched with chosen topics.

Requirements:

Basic knowledge of electromagnetic field theory. http://www.elmag.org

Syllabus of lectures:

Lectures (for branches - antennas, propagation, optoelectronics, EMC):

1. Elementary steps for antenna design, calculations of parameters, radiation patterns and input impedance

2. Simplified calculations of current distribution for linear structures, numerical methods

3. Simplified calculations of filed distribution in antenna apertures

4. Antenna structures combination technique

5. Analysis and synthesis of antenna arrays

6. Radiation pattern synthesis using special functions

7. Antenna technology and manufacturing

8. Practical fundamentals of antenna measurement

9. Practical fundamentals of wireless links design, specific frequency bands, influence of the Earth

10. Design aspects of terrestrial and satellite links, fixed and mobile services

11. Two-ray model, geometrical and physical optics

12. Software tools for modelling wave propagation in free and enclosed space

13. Fundamentals and practical design of blocks of optical communications systems

14. Modelling and manufacturing of the blocks from the point of view of EMC and low-noise reception

Lectures (branch of microwave technique and management, CAD, medical applications):

1. Application of the Smith chart, impedance matching, lumped and distributed elements

2. Scattering and cascade parameters, signal flow graphs, applications on circuit analysis and synthesis

3. Technologies and materials for microwave circuit realization

4. Typical microwave linear circuits, circuits with discrete elements and MMIC, filters, dividers, combiners, attenuators

5. Microwave circuits based on waveguides below cut off

6. Dielectric waveguides, slow down structures

7. Directional couplers, transformator, waveguide and planar realization

8. Microwave dividers (resistive, transformator, Wilkinson), nonreciprocal elements

9. Microwave resonant circuits (lumped elements, MMIC, piece of line - planar, waveguide, YIG)

10. Realization of microwave filters in planar, coaxial and waveguide structures

11. CAD tools for microwave circuit designs

12. Microwave semiconductor elements (transistors, diodes, principal catalogue parameters, gains, stability)

13. Rf. and microwave amplifiers and oscillators

14. Microwave measurement technics, practical principles, power microwave engineering

Syllabus of tutorials:

Seminars/Labs(for branches - antennas, propagation, optoelectronics, EMC):

1. Basic design of antenna structures, methods of antenna testing a modelling - professional design tools

2. Rf links design - fixed and mobile, terrestrial and satellite services, measurement methods, software tools

3. Design of optical circuits and transmission lines, measurement methods and optical communication systems

4. Modelling of electromagnetic radiation, spurious coupling, design of shielding and absorbers, interference testing

5. Design of blocks and systems of low-noise and measurement receivers, radiometers

Seminars/Labs (branch of microwave technique and management, CAD, medical applications):

1. Planar passive circuits

2. Simple planar amplifiers

3. Oscillators, application of SMD components

4. CAD in rf.

5. Medical applications of microwave technology

Study Objective:

Study materials:

[1] Johnson, C.R.: Antenna Engineering Handbook. McGraw-Hill, Inc., London, 1993

[2] Mott, H.: Antennas for Radar and Communications. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1992

[3] Milligan, T.A.: Modern Antenna Design. McGraw-Hill Book Company. London, 1985

[4] Helszajn, J.: Microwave Planar Passive Circuits and Filters. John Wiley, Chichester 1994

[5] Pozar, M.D.: Microwave Engineering. Addison-Wesley Publish. Com., Massachusets 1993

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Electronics and Communication Technology - structured studies (compulsory course)