ECE 556 Schedule

Schedule - ECE 556

N. Scott Barker

Date

Lecture

HW

Resources

Weds. Jan. 16 Introduction to Microwave Engineering/
Transmission Line Theory Prerequisite Evaluation
HW #1 - Circuit Theory
HW #1 Solution Notes: Lecture 1
Reviews: Phasors, Complex Power, dB scale

Mon. Jan. 21 No Class (MLK Day) - Pozar 2.1

Weds. Jan. 23 Terminated t-lines HW #2 - Transmission Lines
HW #2 Solution Lecture 2
Pozar 2.3

Mon. Jan. 28 Lossy t-lines & Time-domain response - Lecture 3
Pozar 2.7

Weds.Jan. 30 Smith charts HW #3
Solution Lecture 4
Pozar 2.4

Mon. Feb. 4 Quarter-wave Transformer - Lecture 5
Pozar 2.5

Weds. Feb. 6 RF Transmission Lines HW #4
Solution Pozar 3.4, 3.8

Mon. Feb. 11 Scattering Parameters - Pozar 4.1

Weds. Feb. 13 Properties of the scattering matrix HW #5
Solution Lecture 8
Pozar 4.3

Mon. Feb. 18 Impedance and Admittance matrices - Pozar 4.2, 4.4

Weds. Feb. 20 Signal Flow Graphs 1st Exam
Solution Pozar 4.5

Mon. Feb. 25 Matching Networks - Lecture 11
Pozar 5.1

Weds. Feb. 27 Single-stub matching HW #6
Solution Lecture 12
Pozar 5.2

Mon. March 3 Spring Break - -

Weds. March 5 Spring Break - -

Mon. March 10 Double-stub matching - Lecture 13
Pozar 5.3

Weds. March 12 Single & multi-section matching HW #7
Solution Lecture 14
Pozar 5.5

Mon. March 17 Couplers - Pozar 7.1, 7.2

Weds. March 19 Wilkinson power divider HW #8
Solution Pozar 7.3

Mon. March 24 Branch-line and Rat-race couplers - Pozar 7.5, 7.8

Weds. March 26 Lumped-element implementation 2nd Exam
Solution -

Mon. March 31 RF-MEMS Double-Slug Tuner - Presentation

Weds. April 2 Filter design HW #9
Solution Pozar 4.1, 8.1

Mon. April 7 Filter transformation and scaling - Pozar 8.4

Weds. April 9 Filter implementations HW #10
Solution Pozar 8.5

Mon. April 14 BPF using l/4 resonators - Pozar 8.8

Weds. April 16 Coupled transmission lines HW #11
Solution Pozar 7.6

Mon. April 21 Coupled-line filters CGEP Course Eval. Pozar 8.7

Weds. April 23 Power meters / Diode detectors - Pozar 10.3

Mon. April 28 Review Final Exam -

Fri. May 2 Final Exam - -

Date	Lecture	HW	Resources

Weds. Jan. 16	Introduction to Microwave Engineering/ Transmission Line Theory	Prerequisite Evaluation HW #1 - Circuit Theory HW #1 Solution	Notes: Lecture 1 Reviews: Phasors, Complex Power, dB scale

Mon. Jan. 21	No Class (MLK Day)	-	Pozar 2.1
Weds. Jan. 23	Terminated t-lines	HW #2 - Transmission Lines HW #2 Solution	Lecture 2 Pozar 2.3

Mon. Jan. 28	Lossy t-lines & Time-domain response	-	Lecture 3 Pozar 2.7
Weds.Jan. 30	Smith charts	HW #3 Solution	Lecture 4 Pozar 2.4

Mon. Feb. 4	Quarter-wave Transformer	-	Lecture 5 Pozar 2.5
Weds. Feb. 6	RF Transmission Lines	HW #4 Solution	Pozar 3.4, 3.8

Mon. Feb. 11	Scattering Parameters	-	Pozar 4.1
Weds. Feb. 13	Properties of the scattering matrix	HW #5 Solution	Lecture 8 Pozar 4.3

Mon. Feb. 18	Impedance and Admittance matrices	-	Pozar 4.2, 4.4
Weds. Feb. 20	Signal Flow Graphs	1st Exam Solution	Pozar 4.5

Mon. Feb. 25	Matching Networks	-	Lecture 11 Pozar 5.1
Weds. Feb. 27	Single-stub matching	HW #6 Solution	Lecture 12 Pozar 5.2

Mon. March 3	Spring Break	-	-
Weds. March 5	Spring Break	-	-

Mon. March 10	Double-stub matching	-	Lecture 13 Pozar 5.3
Weds. March 12	Single & multi-section matching	HW #7 Solution	Lecture 14 Pozar 5.5

Mon. March 17	Couplers	-	Pozar 7.1, 7.2
Weds. March 19	Wilkinson power divider	HW #8 Solution	Pozar 7.3

Mon. March 24	Branch-line and Rat-race couplers	-	Pozar 7.5, 7.8
Weds. March 26	Lumped-element implementation	2nd Exam Solution	-

Mon. March 31	RF-MEMS Double-Slug Tuner	-	Presentation
Weds. April 2	Filter design	HW #9 Solution	Pozar 4.1, 8.1

Mon. April 7	Filter transformation and scaling	-	Pozar 8.4
Weds. April 9	Filter implementations	HW #10 Solution	Pozar 8.5

Mon. April 14	BPF using l/4 resonators	-	Pozar 8.8
Weds. April 16	Coupled transmission lines	HW #11 Solution	Pozar 7.6

Mon. April 21	Coupled-line filters	CGEP Course Eval.	Pozar 8.7
Weds. April 23	Power meters / Diode detectors	-	Pozar 10.3

Mon. April 28	Review	Final Exam	-

Fri. May 2	Final Exam	-	-