EE4V95 RF/Microwave Laboratory

ECSN 3.308

Class Syllabus: http://sacs.utdallas.edu/syllabi/ (enter: EE4V95)

Summary of Lab Experiments:

Lab Description

 1             RF Inductor Design

 2             RF Impedance of Passive Components and Resonant Circuit Design

 3             Standing Waves and Scalar Measurements

 4             Vector Impedance Measurements

 5             RF Filter Design

 6             Active Device Measurements

 7             RF Amplifier Design

 8             RF Amplifier Characterization

Smith Chart Information:

Smith Charts can be purchased at the UTD Bookstore.

Microstrip Design Aids:

w/h and ε_eff design charts

Useful links:

Impedance chart: www.ife.ee.ethz.ch/~ichsc/smith_charts/Black_Magic.pdf

Impedance/Admittance chart: www.eecircle.com/applets/006/imped_admit_smithchart.pdf

Applied Wave Research (AWR) Microwave Office (MWO) and Agilent Advanced Design System (ADS) can be accessed with a valid ID on the UTD computer system in the open computer lab.

AWR Microwave Office Users Guide