Course detail
High Frequency Techniques
FEKT-KVFTAcad. year: 2012/2013
The course is focused on passive and active RF circuits design essentials - amplifiers, mixers, oscillators, frequency synthesizers on frequencies up to approx. 3 GHz.
Language of instruction
Czech, English
Number of ECTS credits
4
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will obtain basic knowledge of HF passive and active circuits.
Prerequisites
The subject knowledge on the secondary school education level is requested.
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.
Course curriculum
1) Passive circuits - part 1
2) Passive circuits - part 2
3) Basic semiconductor elements
4) Stability, gain and noise - part 1
5) Stability, gain and noise - part 2
6) Linear amplifiers - part 1
7) Linear amplifiers - part 2
8) Nonlinear amplifiers
9) Mixers
10) Oscillators
11) Frequency synthesizers
12) Detectors, attenuators and switches
2) Passive circuits - part 2
3) Basic semiconductor elements
4) Stability, gain and noise - part 1
5) Stability, gain and noise - part 2
6) Linear amplifiers - part 1
7) Linear amplifiers - part 2
8) Nonlinear amplifiers
9) Mixers
10) Oscillators
11) Frequency synthesizers
12) Detectors, attenuators and switches
Work placements
Not applicable.
Aims
The aim of the course is to make students familiar with the basic HF circuits.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
Not applicable.
Recommended reading
HANUS, S., SVAČINA, J. Vysokofrekvenční a mikrovlnná technika. Skripta FEKT VUT v Brně, 2002, ISBN: 80-214-2222-X (CS)
RADMANESH, M., M. RF & Microwave Design Essentials. AuthorHouse 2007. (EN)
ŽALUD, V. Moderní radioelektronika. Vydavatelství BEN, Praha 2000 (CS)
RADMANESH, M., M. RF & Microwave Design Essentials. AuthorHouse 2007. (EN)
ŽALUD, V. Moderní radioelektronika. Vydavatelství BEN, Praha 2000 (CS)
Classification of course in study plans