ECE 166
Microwave Systems and Circuits
Latest
Announcements
9-29:
Homework 1 is posted.
9-29: Midterm
and Final from 2007 is posted.
10-01: For
problem 1 on homework 1, the attenuation is 0.5dB/cm, not 0.1dB/cm.
10-01:
There is a recitation tomorrow at WLH which will cover Nepers and a review of
T-Lines.
10-02:
Matlab can be accessed from the library or the computer labs at EBU-1.
10-05: If
you need access to MATLAB, please stop by ECEHELP on the second floor and pick
up the media. We only have a couple DVDs available so the students need to
reserve in advance by sending an email to ecehelp@ece.ucsd.edu.
The software can be used off-campus with a VPN connection. The computer needs
to be networked to access campus license servers.
10-06:
Update on MATLAB access: The only "deal" on matlab
that can be installed on student owned computers is as described at: http://www.mathworks.com/
10-07: The
class has moved to CSB 001 (Cognitive Science Building). See you there on
Thursday.
10-07: The
10-06 matlab announcement has been edited.
10-09:
Homework 1 solutions are posted.
Homework 2 will be posted on Saturday.
10-10:
Note: Friday office hours have been removed.
10-12:
Homework 2 will be posted tomorrow.
10-13:
Homework 2 is posted.
10-14:
Professor Larson’s Lecture is posted below.
10-23:
Homework 2 solutions are up.
10-24:
Homework 3 is posted.
10-25: Lab
1 is posted. The room is EBU-1 4704.
10-29: Midterm rules: Open book, open notes, BLUE BOOK, bring your own Smith Charts, black or blue pens allowed, pencils on Smith Chart allowed. No calculators of any kind.
10-30: Hwk 4 is posted. You should be
able to do it (especially 1 and 4) before the exam.
10-30: Homework 3 solutions are posted.
10-30: All
non-claimed homeworks will be placed in the lab.
10-31:
Discussion notes are posted.
11-01: Lab
2 is posted.
11-02:
MIDTERM EXAM LOCATION: Students with last name STARTING in C, G, M, please
go directly to room 2512 in EBU-1. All others please go to CSB 001.
11-07: Lab
3 is posted.
11-10: The
date for Lab 3 is Friday, not Wednesday, due to the holiday.
11-10:
Homework 5 is posted.
11-12:
Midterm solutions are posted.
11-12:
Revised homework #3 solutions are posted.
11-15: Lab
4 is posted.
11-17: The
midterm distribution has been posted to the exams section.
11-18:
Homework 4 solutions are posted.
11-23: Lab
5 is posted.
Course
Information
Instructor: Prof.Gabriel M. Rebeiz
EBU-1; Room 5608
Tel: 858-534-8001
Textbook: Not required but recommended: Microwave Engineering, Pozar, 3rd Edition, Wiley.
Other books: Radio Frequency and Microwave Electronics, M. Radmanesh, Prentice Hall
Lecture Notes: Download on this website. Lecture notes are required.
Lectures: Tuesday 3:30-4:50 pm WLH 2113 (Now in CSB-001)
Thursday 3:30-4:50 pm WLH 2113 (Now in CSB-001)
Recitations: Friday 3-3:50 pm WLH 2113
Recitation Lecturer: Sung Kyu Han, skh004@ucsd.edu
Teaching Assistant: Sung Kyu Han (skh004@ucsd.edu) and Minchan Joo (mijoo@ucsd.edu)
Office Hours: Prof. Rebeiz office hours are in 5608 EBU-1
Office Hours 1:30 -3pm on Tuesdays and Thursday
All TA office hours are in EBU-1, room 5706
Office Hours:
Monday at 2:30-4pm
Tuesday at 9:30-10:45am
Wednesday at 2:30-4pm
Thursday at 9:30-10:45am
(we will change OH in 3 weeks depending on attendance)
Laboratory: Agilent ADS Software Labs will be assigned. We will show you how to use it in time.
Laboratory: We will have a hardware lab in 5 lab sessions starting October 19, 2009
Homework: About 6-7 homeworks will be assigned.
Homework is due at the beginning of the lecture (not at the end).
Homework solutions will be posted 12 hours after the due date.
Late homeworks will not be accepted except by permission from Rebeiz
Grading: 10% Homework
Grading: 5% Lab Attendance
35% Midterm, Tuesday November 3 at 3:30-5pm Room TBD
50% Final Exam Monday December 7 at 3-6pm Room TBD
All exams are open notes and open books. Bring your class notes and any cheat-sheets that you wish to write, and any book that you wish. However, I do not recommend that you brink books with you. You will not use them.
Prerequisites:
Decent Math background in differential
equations and complex numbers
Preliminary Circuits (ECE 45/65 or equivalent)
Preliminary EM (Physics and ECE 107)
Thoughts for the homework:
The homework will be graded very generally. That is, we will assign and 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 0 as grades with the following guidelines: 10 (Well done to mostly done), 8 (few things are lacking), 6 (about half of it is done), 4 (about half is done), 2 (most things are not done) and 0 (lacking or homework not given). Late homework are not allowed unless by permission from instructor by email.
Reading
Recommendation
Chapter 2: 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
Chapter 3: 3.5, 3.7, 3.8 for Coaxial, Stripline, and Microstrip lines
Chapter 10: 10.1, 10.2
Chapter 11: 11.1-11.4 (p565), Amplifier design
S-parameters: 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Matching: 5.1-5.7
Couplers: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.6, 7.8
Lectures
RF/Microwave systems: example1 example2 example3
Smith Chart Lecture, by Professor Larson
Exams Fall
2009
Midterm Solutions Distribution
Homeworks
Fall 2009
Laboratory
Assignments Fall 2009
Discussions
Fall 2009
Discussions
Fall 2008
Homeworks
Fall 2008
Homework 1 Solutions Problem 1f Problem 5
Homework 3 Solutions Part 1 2 3 4
Laboratory
Assignments Fall 2008
Exams Fall
2008
Discussions
Fall 2007
Homeworks
Fall 2007
Exams-Fall
2007
Homeworks
and Solutions from Fall 2006
HW6 Bilateral Amplifier Example SP2 file1 SP2 file2 Datasheet ADS commands solution
Midterm 1 solution distribution
Midterm 2 solution
Review Material from Spring 2006:
HW7 Note: The duplexer does not introduce noise in the S23 path (the coupling is purely reactive), but it DOES introduce noise
in the S21 path.
Quiz1: solution distribution
Midterm: solution distribution
Quiz2: solution distribution
Review Material from 2005:
Practice MT1 Practice MT1 solution
Practice MT2 Practice MT2 solution
Review Material from 1998: Review Material from 2001:
Review Material from 2002: Review Material from 2004:
Other Course
Material
dB and Nepers:
Explanation (from Pozar) about
dB and Nepers.
Matlab Tutorial: Interactive introduction to Matlab.
Datasheet: S2P file:Model of Transistor in ADS: Another S2P file of ATF34143 transistor
SD Microwave: Presentation given at UCSD by the San Diego Microwave Group. For more info, please contact
Kerry Banke, kbanke@qualcomm.com and see the website http://www.ham-radio.com/sbms/sd/
Microwave systems: X and Ku band transceivers Cell phone/WLAN RFIC DBS chip
ADS
Tutorials
ADS example 1: .wmv files, ADS examples.
Academic
dishonesty
Cheating, plagiarism and any other form of academic dishonesty will not be
tolerated. This includes cheating on exams, using resources that are not
allowed, copying lab reports or results, copying all or part of another groups
simulations or bread boards, lying to tutors/TAs or instructor, aiding in
plagiarism or cheating, or any form of dishonesty. You may help each other with
the homework (it does not need to be handed in). On the labs, you may consult
each other. For example, you can ask how someone else went about solving the
problem. You should not copy their solution or allow your solution to be
copied. Once you have solved a problem yourself, you may compare and discuss.
In short, you should do the work yourself and you can ask assistance from
others. The TAs and tutors give you the same level of support (and this is a
good yard stick for you to know what is allowed in terms of helping and what is
not). Never claim work/ideas to be yours if they are not, and never assist
others in cheating (e.g. by offering them your solutions). If you are not sure
of what is allowed, ask the instructor. Wrong assumptions are never an excuse. There is a zero tolerance policy. Cheating
on labs results on a zero credit on all labs; cheating on quizzes, the final
exam or multiple labs will result in a possible F in the class. All cases
of cheating will be reported to the department and your college. You risk
possible suspension from UCSD.
