EE 644 - Microwave Devices & Circuits

3 Credit(s)

This course presents the basic principles, characteristics, and applications of commonly used microwave devices and techniques for analyzing and designing microwave circuits. Topics include aspects of plane wave propagation, reflection and transmission, transmission line theory, Smith charts, impedance matching, waveguides, microwave cavities, S-parameters, hybrid circuits, couplers, isolators, transistors, tunnel diodes, TEDs, ATTDs, linear beam tubes (Klystrons), strip lines, and microstrip.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate background in electromagnetics and solid state electronics.