Analysis of electronic systems and subsystems for radio-frequency and microwave communications .
Ability to design a RF circuit active radio frequency and its experimental realization.
Understanding of the operation of the circuit block composing
modern architectures for radio systems and the design of the basic functional blocks: amplifiers , oscillators , mixers
Prerequisites
Have acquired the basics contents of circuit theory, electronics
fundamentals of electromagnetism.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and project activity in Laboratory, which follows
a prototyping phase and performance verification at the Dep. of Information Engineering
Further information
It is expressly request the attendance of the CAD and experimental laboratories
Type of Assessment
oral examination and discussion of the results achieved during the part of the course developed in the laboratory
Course program
1. Introduction to Radio Frequency
-Evolution electronics and wireless systems.
2. Basic Concepts
-noise concepts , sensitivity and nonlinearities in radio systems.
3. Circuits selective and adaptations
-networks for the transfer of power and concepts related to the gain of
power
4. Active devices and amplifiers
-elements modeling of active devices for RF and their use in
amplifiers
5. modulators and demodulators
-configurazioni fundamental for balanced mixer and their use in
modulators and demodulators
6. Oscillators and rings to agganciodi phase
-configurazioni fundamental for oscillators and operating principle
of PLL
7. Power Amplifiers
discussion of the various classes of operation and design techniques
8.Tecniche digital radios
systems for trasmissine of traffic signals modulated digitlamente, aspects
characteristics and their impact on the subsystems used
9.Laboratory CAD: design a Class AB amplifier and eventual realization
at the Lab of the Department of Information Engineering