CR 713 - Fundamentals of RF Electronics

Course No. : CRL 713 Course Title: Fundamentals of RF Electronics

Course Structure and Credits: L-T-P (2-0-2); Credits: 3

Marks Distribution:

Minor I: 15 Marks Minor II: 15 Marks

Lab Experiments: 30 Marks Major Exam: 40 Marks

28 Lectures

Mathematical foundation in understanding of signals, microwave circuits, and devices : (5L)

Phasor diagrams, duality, superposition, miller, Thevenin and Norton Theorems, instantaneous,
average, complex powers their representation nomenclature, Fourier series, Laplace, Fourier and Z
transforms, convolution, correlation and basic properties of Fourier transforms, transmission line
theory, T and  equivalent circuit, behavior of transmission line at radio frequency. Physics and
operation of bipolar, and MOS structures.

DC and Low Frequency Circuit Concepts: (5L)

BJT Biasing, mode of operation small signal AC analysis, FET circuits at DC, AC analysis, first and
second order AC models of FETs, high frequency models of BJT and FETs, single pole
approximation, differential amplifiers, and frequency response

Circuit Representation of Two Port RF/ Microwave Networks : (3L)

Impedance, Admittance, Hybrid, Transmission line Parameters, Transmission Matrix, Generalized S
parameters, Reciprocal Networks, Loss less Networks, Signal flow graphs and its Applications.

Gain Consideration in Amplifiers Impedance Matching and Network Selection: (4L)

Power gain concept, mismatch factor, return loss, input / output VSWR, maximum gain, constant
gain design, figure of merit, matching network design using lumped and distributed elements,
stability considerations in active networks.
Base-band and Pulse Signaling: (4L)
Sampling, quantizing and encoding, digital signal formats: binary coding, differential coding, bit
synchronization, multilevel signaling, intersymbol interference, differential pulse code modulation,
delta modulation time division multiplexing, pulse time, pulse width, pulse position modulation.
Amplitude and Frequency Modulation (3L)
Amplitude modulation, Double sideband suppressed carrier, Asymmetric sideband signals,
phase/frequency modulation, narrowband angle modulation, wideband frequency modulation.
Band pass Digital Signaling (4L)
Binary signaling (OOK, BPSK, DPSK), multilevel signaling (QPSK, MPSK, QAM), minimum-shift
keying (MSK) and comparison of band pass digital signaling systems, band pass sampling, filtering
and linear distortion.

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Lab Experiments: 12 Turns

 Design, simulation (P spice), realization, and characterization of high gain 4 Turns

differential amplifier used in the first stage of an operational amplifier. This will
involve design and simulation of a current source, extraction spice parameters,
gain characterization etc.
 Comparison of coding schemes, self-correcting codes, assembly language 4 Turns
programming, operating a system in a closed loop for investigating the matched
filtering performance, detecting the signal in a noisy environment. The already
developed modules for SODAR and the new two systems being developed for RF
Identification will be used for this experiment.
 Designing and fabrication of an antenna and its characterization for return loss 4 Turns
and scattering parameters

Suggested Reading/Text Books:

 Razavi, “ RF Microelectronics”, Prentice hall, 1998

 Ziemer, Tranter and Fannin, “Signals & Systems” Pearson Education, 1998
 David M. Pozar, “Microwave Engineering”, John Wiley &Sons Inc, 2005
 Matthew M. Radmanesh, “ Radio Frequency and Microwave Electronics”, Addison Wesley Longman
(Singapore), 2001
 Leon C. Couch, “ Modern Communication Systems”, Prentice Hall o India Prvate Limited, 1998
 Robert C. Dixon, “Spread Spectrum Systems with Commercial Applications”, John Wiley & Sons,
Inc. 3rd Edition.
 B.P. Lathi, “Modern Digital and Analog Communication System”, Oxford University Press, 3rd
Edition
 Sedra and Smith, “Microelectronic Circuits”, Oxford University Press, Fifth Edition.
 Marc T. Thompson, “ Intuitive Analog Circuit Design”, Elsevier Publication, 2006
 Andy Bateman, “Digital Communication”, Prentice hall, 1999.
 Chris Bowick, “RF Circuit Design”, Newnes, 1982

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