ECE 451 - Advanced Microwave Measurements

Summer 2009 | Fall 2009 | Spring 2010 | Summer 2010
Section Type Times Days Location Instructor
AB1 LAB 0900 - 1150 T   249 Everitt Lab  Jose Schutt-Aine
Dmitri Klokotov
AB2 LAB 1400 - 1650 T   249 Everitt Lab  Jose Schutt-Aine
Dmitri Klokotov
AB3 LAB 1300 - 1550 R   249 Everitt Lab  Jose Schutt-Aine
Dmitri Klokotov
AB4 LAB 0800 - 1050 R   249 Everitt Lab  Jose Schutt-Aine
AL1 LEC 1200 - 1250 M W F   260 Everitt Lab  Jose Schutt-Aine

Web Page http://emlab.uiuc.edu/ece451/
Official Description Manual- and computer-controlled laboratory analysis of circuits at microwave frequencies. Prerequisite: ECE 450.
Hours 3 hours.
Subject Area Electromagnetics, Optics and Remote Sensing
Course Prerequisites Credit in ECE 450
Course Directors Jose E Schutt-Aine
Description This course introduces students to the fundamentals of high-frequency measurements and the latest techniques for accuracy-enhanced microwave measurements. Automated network analyzers and high-speed wafer probe techniques are used in conjunction with state-of-the-art calibration techniques.
Credit 3 hours.
Goals To have the student able to assemble, program, and utilize sophisticated automated microwave measurement systems, with an appreciation for the capabilities and the limitations of the microwave measurements and of the automated system.
Topics
  • Descriptive parameters at microwave frequencies
  • Measurement instruments and systems
  • Computer-controlled instrumentation
  • Accuracy enhancement techniques
  • Packaging techniques
  • High-speed probing and fixturing techniques
Computer Usage Error correction for accuracy-enhanced measurement is performed using HP-MDS and RMB on workstations. Data acquisition and network optimization are achieved through the controllers.
Course Prerequisites ECE 450
Texts No text.
ABET Category Engineering Science: 1 1/2 credits or 50%
Engineering Design: 1 1/2 credits or 50%