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Design of RF and microwave communication circuits [ LELEC2580 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h + 30.0 h   1q 

Teacher(s) Raskin Jean-Pierre ; Janvier Danielle ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Main themes Identical to the contents of the course
Aims At the end of this course, the students will be able to - design active circuits in RF as well as microwaves and millimeter waves - measure the performance of these circuits This implies the knowledge of the design and measurement constraints at frequencies where the wavelength is of the order of magnitude of the circuit dimensions.
Content Contents - introduction to the architecture of integrated RF receivers - transmission lines, RF and microwave passive devices - linear and non-linear models of active devices - S-parameters and noise parameters measurement - Design and optimization of amplifiers (operational amplifier and LNA) - Design of VCO - Design of mixers Methods This course introduced the integrated RF receivers and derives the functionality of amplification, oscillation, mixing, frequency generation and PLL. The first part of the course introduced and analyses the various planar transmission lines used at microwave and millimeter waves (microstrip, coplanar waveguide, finlines) as well as current passive devices. Simplified mathematical expressions are given for the design. Various numerical methods are introduced. The main part of the course is devoted to the design (including analysis, synthesis optimization and measurement) of active circuits : amplifiers, oscillators, mixers. Measurement techniques of S-parameters and noise parameters are given
Other information Prerequisits ELEC1350, ELEC1360, ELEC2700 or equivalent Assessment A project consisting in the design, modeling and measurement of an active circuit is considered as the evaluation of this course.
Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [120] in Electrical Engineering
Faculty or entity
in charge
> ELEC


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