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ELE 861

Microwave Engineering

Introduction to microwave technology, transmission line theory and applications, standing waves and voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), examples of practical transmission lines, the Smith chart, power flow, transmission-line impedance matching networks, L-section lumped-element matching networks, Z, Y, S and ABCD parameters, passive microwave devices: power dividers and directional couplers, introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD) techniques, theory and design of microwave amplifiers: FETs, BJTs, 2-port power gains, amplifier stability, design for maximum gain, specified gain, and minimum noise figure.
Weekly Contact: Lab: 1 hr. Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

ELE 531

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Custom Requisites

None

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