ECE 520.777 (NEW!) 

RF & Wireless Circuits and Systems

Fall Term 2005

The course:

Research project oriented seminar with topics from the modern RF, microwave and wireless literature approached from both circuit and systems perspectives. Project topics will include discrete and integrated RF circuits  design, testing and evaluation as well as architectural, communicational and mathematical issues. Students are expected to study and present assigned material in the class meetings, do their research oriented projects under the close supervision of the instructor with the goal of deriving original results and prepare a final report written in IEEE paper format. Permission of instructor is required.


Theme this Year:

Ultra Wide Band circuits and systems for wireless communications


Time & Place:

Monday 3:30-6:30 at Stieff Building meeting room 110. 

 

Sept. 12th   Introduction to UWB, Prof. Sotiriadis
    assignment: study ch. 1 and ch. 5 from [1]
 
Sept. 19th   Discussion:  Introduction to UWB /  Transmitter Design
    assignment: study ch. 6 part - I from [1]
 
Sept. 26th   Discussion:  Receiver Design Principles   (part I)
 
Oct.  3rd     Introduction to Spread Spectrum Communications,   Dr. Cooper
    assignment: study ch. 6 part - II from [1]
 
Oct. 10th     class cancelled due to ISCAS deadline (students request)
 
Oct. 17th     Discussion:   Receiver Design Principles  (part II)
    assignment: study paper [2]
 
Oct. 24th.      
 
Oct. 31st.      
     
Nov. 7th.     Dr. Fontana's lecture on UWB
     
 
     
     
     
     
     
References

[1]

Textbook
[2]

"Recent System Applications of Short-Pulse Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Technology", R. J. Fontana,

IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques Vol. 52, No.9 Sept. 2004.

Additional Material

Matlab Algorithms   Wireless com in general UWB Link Analysis UWB BPSK Analysis
UWB Multiband OFDM UWB Analysis UWB monopulse1
UWB channel model UWB Monocycle UWB BPSK 5th Derivative
 
Circuits & Devices   Diodes-large signal transient effects

Pulse Generation and Shaping papers (dir)