RF and Microwave Receivers
Seminar Overview
- Learn how to design EW and wireless receivers from a system design viewpoint. Understand the receiver requirements and how to flow the requirements to circuit design level and back. A must for anyone involved in specifications, receiver design, RF circuit design, and microwave system development. The course emphasis is on EW receivers, but material applies to all types of receiver design. An example receiver design will be followed throughout the course.
Introductory RF and Microwaves Course (Day 1)
Course Overview
- This course is an introduction to the exciting field of RF and Microwaves. It is intended for engineers, managers and technicians who need to be introduced to the particular aspects of RF and Microwave signals and the associated testing and measurement procedures.
Course Outline
- What is RF and Microwave?
- RF and Microwave Frequency Bands
- Difference between Analog and RF/Microwave Signals
- Electromagnetic Waves
- Forward and Reflected Waves
- Insertion Loss and Gain
- Return Loss
- VSWR and Impedance Matching
- Characteristic Impedance
- S-Parameters
- S11, S21, S12, S22
- Test Equipment - Signal Sources
- Test Equipment - Measurement Devices
- Detectors
- Power Meters
- Spectrum Analyzer
- Scalar Analyzer
- Network Analyzer
- Frequency Counter
- Test Equipment - Auxiliary Equipment
- Couplers
- Power Dividers, Combiners
- Attenuators
- Switches
- RF and Microwave Measurements
- Power/Amplitude
- Gain/Insertion Loss
- VSWR
- Frequency
- S-Parameters
- Spurious
- Gain Compression
- Phase Measurement
- Group Delay
- Noise Figure
- Distortion Products
- Phase Noise
- Computer Automated Testing
- Software Programs
- Platforms
- Calibration Concepts
- RF and Microwave Test Techniques and Tips
RF and Microwave Receiver Design
Course Overview
- Learn how to design RF and Microwave Receivers from a system design viewpoint. Understand the receiver requirements and how to flow the requirements to circuit design level and back. A must for anyone involved in specifications, receiver design, RF circuit design, and microwave system development. The material applies to all types of receiver design, from commercial wireless designs to defense-related RF and microwave systems. An example receiver design will be followed throughout the course. We will provide a free copy of our SpurFinder and TunerHelper receiver design software programs ($258.00 value) to all course participants
Course Outline
Day 2
- Overview of Receiver Applications
- Radar
- Electronic Warfare
- Communications
- Receiver System Requirements
- EW Receiver Example
- Top Level EW Systems Specs
- Relationship to Receiver Requirements
- Overview of Receiver Types and Architectures
- Receive System Characteristics
- Sensitivity
- Noise Figure
- 1 dB Compression Point
- Dynamic Range
- Third Order Intercept Point
- Second Order Intercept Point
- Flatness, Gain Variation
- Receiver Interference Considerations
- In-Band Spurious Signals
- Pre-Selection Spurious
- Leakage Signals
- Noise
- Sample Receiver Design - Part 1
Day 3
- Receiver Components and Parameters
- Antennas
- Amplifiers
- Mixers
- Filters and Diplexers
- Attenuators
- Isolators
- Switches
- Local Oscillator (LO)
- Couplers and Power Dividers
- LO Design Requirements
- Thermal and Phase Noise
- Spurious
- Sample Receiver Design - Part 2
Day 4
- Sample Receiver Design - Part 3
- System Analysis Process Flow
- Future Trends and Analysis Tools
- Spreadsheet Analysis
- Receiver Design Software Packages
- Statistical Design Techniques
- Wireless System Design Considerations
- Recommended Further Reading
Seminar Materials Provided
- RF Design Guide: Systems, Circuits and Equations by Peter Vizmuller, Artech House, 1995 (includes workbook and diskette compatible with Microsoft Excel); and seminar notes.
Who Should Attend
- System engineers, RF and microwave circuit design engineers, scientists, and managers involved in design, specification or management of receiver development for defense or commercial wireless industries.
Instructor(s)
- Robert Wood has over 16 years of experience in design, development, integration and production programs for EW systems. From 1979 to 1994 he worked at Martin Marietta (formerly GE Aerospace) in Utica, NY, where he provided technical leadership for B-1, A-12, and F-22 EW programs. He has developed numerous analysis programs for RF and microwave system design. Mr. Wood is president of R.A. Wood Associates, providing engineering consulting services for both defense and commercial RF and microwave industries. He received a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1979 and an MSEE from Syracuse University in 1982.
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