Microwave Circuits

Course guarantor:

Milan Polívka

Lecturer:

Karel Hoffmann, Přemysl Hudec

Tutor:

Viktor Adler, Karel Hoffmann, Přemysl Hudec

Supervisor:

Department of Electromagnetic Field

Synopsis:

Subject is focused on the design of planar passive and active microwave circuits.

Requirements:

Basic knowledge of theory of electromagnetic field, theory of circuits, transmission lines and rf technique.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Planar and monolithic technologies

2. Coupled transmission lines

3. Directional couplers

4. Hybrid power dividers - Lange, branch line and Rat-race, de Ronde coupler

5. Power dividers

6. Microwave planar resonators and filters

7. Gain definitions, stability of microwave amplifiers

8. Low-noise and power amplifiers

9. Narrow and broadband amplifiers

10. Parameters of rf nonlinear circuits: noise, intermodulation, compression

11. Microwave diode oscilators

12. Transistor oscilators

13. Rf and microwave detectors and mixers

14. Diode and transistor multipliers, limiters

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. K. Hoffmann, Aktivní mikrovlnné obvody, skripta, ČVUT FEL, 2003.

2. D. M. Pozar, Microwave Engineering, 3rd ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2005.

3. R. E. Collin, Foundations for Microwave Engineering, 2nd ed., Wiley-IEEE Press, 2000.

Note:

Further information:

https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/B2M17MIOA

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	roomT2:B2-621 Hoffmann K. Hudec P. 09:15–10:45 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice
Wed
Thu	roomT2:B2-621 Adler V. 09:15–10:45 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Dejvice
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Electronics and Communications - Photonics (compulsory elective course)
• Electronics and Communications - Radio Communications and Systems (compulsory course in the program)