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Welcome to the home page of ECE 548. This page provides course information and links to related course pages and other web sites. This web site can be reached at http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ECE548/course_info.html.

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Instructor:	Prof. Steven C. Reising Office: B113 Engineering Bldg.; Phone: 970-491-2228 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00-12:00 E-mail: Steven.Reising@ColoState.edu
Grader:	TBD
Syllabus:	Download syllabus (PDF) by clicking here
Textbook:	Microwave Engineering, 3rd ed., David M. Pozar, John Wiley & Sons, 2004, ISBN: 0-471-44878-8.
Lectures:	Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-10:45 am, Engineering B4
Exam Dates:	See Exam Schedule web page

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COURSE TOPICS

Topic	Title	Sections of Pozar, 3rd ed.	Lecture Notes
1	Wave propagation in media and on transmission lines, including stripline and microstrip structures, as well as waveguides of rectangular and circular cross section	1.2-1.7, 2.1-2.7, 3.1-3.11	1-6 (3 weeks)
2	Network analysis of multi-port microwave systems	4.1-4.4, 4.6-4.7	6-9 (1.5 weeks)
3	Impedance matching techniques, including the design of multi-section transformers for achieving broadband performance	5.1-5.7, 5.9	10-13 (2.5 weeks)
4	Analysis and design of microwave resonators, including resonant lines, dielectric resonators and waveguide cavities	6.1-6.5	13-16 (1 week)
5	Power dividers, directional couplers and hybrid junctions	7.1-7.6, 7.8	16-18 (1.5 weeks)
6	Microwave filters	8.2-8.7	19-22 (2.5 weeks)
7	Noise in microwave circuits	10.1-10.2	23-24 (1.5 weeks)
8	Microwave systems	12.1-12.4	26-28 (1.5 weeks)

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Catalog Description:	Fundamentals of microwave engineering, components, devices, and measurements.
Prerequisites:	ECE 342 or two semesters of EM theory at undergraduate level (or above)
Homework:	Homework will be assigned nearly every week (check the Homework Assignments link) and must be turned in by the indicated due date. Late homework will not be accepted, regardless of reason.
Grading:	Students will be evaluated based on homework problems, a written design project, and two exams. A final grade will be calculated based on: Homework 25%, Design Project/Report 10%, Midterm Exam 30%, Final Exam 35%. (Plus/minus grading)
Software:	Microwave CAD software will be used for some of the assigned homework problems. Students may use Ansoft Designer, which runs under Windows XP. The student version SV can be downloaded for free using a high-speed Internet connection. In addition, a number of other good RF/microwave design software packages are available. Some of the more useful of these for this course are listed on the Software References page on this web site.