RF and Microwave Engineering

Code:

EEC0036

Acronym:

ERFM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Telecommunications

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.fe.up.pt/~hsalgado/ERFM/
E-learning page:	http://moodle.fe.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Telecommunications
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEEC	16	Syllabus (Transition) since 2010/2011	4	-	6	63	162
			5
		Syllabus	4	-	6	63	162
			5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To give the fundamentals of electronic design in telecommunications including RF and Microwave, with a practical perspective through the realization of laboratory electronic projects.

Program

Introduction to radio-frequency communication systems. Review of transmission lines. Noise and intermodulation distortion. Filter design. Design of high-frequency amplifiers. Oscillators and frequency synthesizers. Receiver design.

Mandatory literature

Pozar, David M.; Microwave and RF wireless systems. ISBN: 0-471-32282-2

Complementary Bibliography

Collins, R. E.; Foundations of Microwave Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, 2000
Pozar, David M.; Microwave engineering. ISBN: 0-471-17096-8
Smith, Jack; Modern communication circuits. ISBN: 0-07-115586-4
R.A. Zakarevicius, E. H. Fooks; Microwave Engineering Using Microstrip Circuits, Prentice Hall, 1990
G.L. Matthaei, L. Young, and E. M. T. Jones; Microwave Filters, Impedance- Matching Networks and Coupling Stuctures, Artech House, 1990

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lectures and guided laboratory classes where the students are required to write a report of the work carried, followed by an oral discussion

Software

Agilent Advanced Design System (ADS)

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Trabalho escrito	20,00		2010-11-12
	Trabalho escrito	20,00		2010-09-10
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	42
	Estudo autónomo	24
	Total:	66,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Laboratory work(50%):
* Report: 30%
* Oral discussion: 40%
* Work in class: 30%

Final Exam (50%) - open book

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with a special status have to do the continuous assessment component of the course. They will have access to laboratories, in order to their assignments.

Classification improvement

Students can improve their mark of the theoretical component of the course by attending to a new exam. They can also improve their continuous assessment mark by doing a practical exam.