ELEC4604 - RF Circuit Design - Theory and Applications
Study Level and UNSW Handbook
Undergraduate - ELEC4604
Postgraduate - ELEC4604
Requisite Courses
Pre - ELEC3115
Pre - ELEC3106
Contents
Overview
This course focuses on the hardware aspects of wireless systems from a radio frequency perspective, introducing students to various RF building blocks present in communication transceiver systems. It covers topics such as passive and active RF components, RF device models, transmission line principles, Smith charts, matrix representation of RF circuits, multiport RF networks, planar technologies, lumped and distributed circuits, microstrip circuits, RF resonators, RF filters, RF amplifiers, and antennas. The course aims to provide students with a strong understanding of RF fundamentals for both the design and analysis of RF devices, and assumes a prior knowledge of electromagnetic theory ( ELEC3115 - Electromagnetic Engineering ) and circuit theory techniques ( ELEC3106 - Electronics ). By the end of the course, students should be able to analyze, design, and implement RF circuits.
Concepts
Electromagnetism Review
As the course focuses on radio frequency content which stems from electromagnetism, it is highly recommended that you review ELEC3115 - Electromagnetic Engineering.
Transmission Line Theory
Lumped Elements vs Distributed Elements
It should be noted to students that in most analysis of electronics at the university so far is analysed in the perspective of low-frequency signals. In those conditions, elements such as resistors, inductors, and capacitors can be lumped as a single element. However, as the frequency of the signals increases, it is commonly accepted that.