TEACHING PLAN FOR EKT 441/4 MICROWAVE COMMUNICATION
SEMESTER I 2009/10
Week
Date
Lecture topic
Lecturer
Laboratory
INTRODUCTION TO MICROWAVE COMMUNICATION:
1st
6 July – 10 July
2009
Introduction, Transmission Line Equations, The Lossless Lines,
Terminated Transmission Lines, Transmission Lines Impedance
Equation
13 July – 17 July
2009
Special Cases of Terminated Transmission Lines, The Smith Chart,
Reading Smith Chart
3rd
20 July – 24 July
2009
Impedance Matching using Smith Chart, Quarter Wave Transformer,
Single/Double Stub Tuning, Lumped Element Tuner Multi-section
Transformer
4th
27 July – 31 July
2009
PLANAR TRANSMISSION LINES
Types of Transmission Lines, Striplines, Stripline Discontinuities,
Microstrip, Microstrip Discontinuities, Dielectric Waveguides, Slotlines
2nd
5th
3 Aug – 7 Aug 2009
Microwave Network Analysis, Y-Parameters, Z-Parameters, ABCD
Parameters, Scattering Matrix
Soh Ping Jack
Soh Ping Jack
Soh Ping Jack
Introduction to Advanced
Design System (ADS) Basic
Introduction to Advanced
Design System (ADS) –
Intermediate
Assignment (Briefing)
Four person per group, one
filter design assignment each
Soh Ping Jack
Tutorial 1 – Transmission
Line Theory
Soh Ping Jack
Tutorial 2 – Matching using
Smith Chart
PLANAR TRANSMISSION LINES (Cont)
Reciprocal, Lossless and matched networks
6th
10 Aug – 14 Aug
2009
Filters:
Introduction to Filters, Filter Categories & Types, Filter Parameters,
Design of Filters Using Insertion Loss Method, Filter Transformations
MID TERM WRITTEN TEST 1
Soh Ping Jack
Tutorial 3 – Planar
Transmission Line
17 Aug – 21 Aug
2009
MID TERM BREAK
24 Aug – 28 Aug
2009
Lowpass Filter Design, Bandpass & Bandstop Transformations, Filter
Realization using Distributed Circuit
Soh Ping Jack
Design of Passive
Components using ADS
31 Aug – 4 Sept
2009
Richard’s Transformation, Kuroda’s Identities, Filter Design using
Stripline
Soh Ping Jack
8th
Filter measurement using
VNA and SA
9th
7 Sept – 11 Sept
2009
POWER DIVIDERS AND COUPLERS:
Basic Properties of Dividers & Couplers, Reciprocal & Lossless
Properties, 3-port networks, 4-port networks, T-Junctions Power
Dividers, Lossless Power Dividers, Wilkinson Power Dividers
Nur Baya Mohd
Hashim
7th
PA measurement using VNA
and SA (Group A Wed
8.30am-10.30am), Group B
Thu 2-4pm)
10th
11th
14 Sept – 18 Sept
2009
AMPLIFIERS:
General Amplifier Block Diagram, Amplifier Classifications, Typical
Amplifier Characteristics, Types of Gain
21 Sept – 25 Sept
2009
SPECIAL BREAK
28 Sept – 2 Oct
2009
Nur Baya Mohd
Hashim
Lab opened for Mini Project
Nur Baya Mohd
Hashim
Tutorial 4 – Filters
Design for Specified Gain and Low Noise Amplifier Design
Nur Baya Mohd
Hashim
Design of Active Components
Using ADS
Design Project Presentation
Soh Ping Jack,
Nur Baya Mohd
Hashim &
MOhd Fisol
Osman
Tutorial 5 – Power Dividers
and Amplifiers
Design Project Presentation
Soh Ping Jack,
Nur Baya Mohd
Hashim &
MOhd Fisol
Osman
Stability, Single Stage Amplifier Design, Unilateral Figure of Merit,
Design for Maximum Gain
END OF TERM WRITTEN TEST II
12th
13th
14th
5 Oct – 9 Oct 2009
12 Oct – 16 Oct
2009
19 Oct – 23 Oct
2009
14th
26 Oct – 30 Oct
2009
Submission of Design Report
FINAL EXAM
15th
16th
Revision Week
2 Nov – 22 Nov
2009
17th
FINAL EXAM
FINAL EXAM
Marks Allocation:
Course Works:
Test I + Test II
Lab Reports
Design Assignment
20%
15%
15%
Final Examination
Total
50%
100%
References:
[1] David M. Pozar, “Microwave Engineering”, 3rd Ed., Wiley, 2005.
[2] David M Pozar, “Microwave and RF Design of Wireless Systems”. John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
[3] R. Ludwig & P. Bretchko, “RF Circuit Design: Theory and Applications”,Pearson Prentice Hall, 2000
[4] Liao’, “Microwave Devices and Circuits”. Prentice Hall, 1990.
[5] Annapurna Das, Sisir K Das, “Microwave Engineering”, International Ed. McGraw Hill, 2001.
[6] Glover,Pennock, Shepherd,”Microwave devices, circuits and subsystem for communication engineering”,
Wiley, 2005.
Lecturer Contact Details:
Soh Ping Jack
Tel:
019-5373362
Email:
pjsoh@unimap.edu.my
Office:
Center for Industrial Collaboration, Taman Kechor Administrative Complex, Kangar, Perlis (valid up to 31st July 2009)
Embedded Computing Cluster, Kluster Penyelidikan Pengkalan Asam, Kangar, Perlis (1st Aug onwards)
Nur Baya Mohd Hashim
Tel:
04-9854067
Email:
baya@unimap.edu.my
Office:
KKF 8 Tingkat Atas
PLV Contact Details:
Mohd Fisol Osman
Tel:
04-9798016
Email:
mohd.fisol@unimap.edu.my
Address:
PLV Room, Kubang Gajah