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EE-445: Microwaves, the basics of wireless communications

Summary

This course is an introduction to microwaves and microwave passive circuits. A special attention is given to the introduction of the notion of distributed circuits and to the scattering matrix

Lectures

Instructor

Anja Skrivervik

Anja Skrivervik obtained her electrical engineering degree from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in 1986, and her PhD from the same institution in 1992, for which she received the Latsis award. After a stay at the University of Rennes as an invited Research Fellow and two years in the industry, she returned part time to EPFL as an Assistant Professor in 1996, and is now a Professeur Titulaire at this institution, where she is the head of the Microwave and Antenna Group. Her research activities include electrically small antennas, antennas in biological media, periodic structures, reflect- and tranmitarrays, and numerical techniques for electromagnetics. She is author or co-author of more than 200 peer reviewed scientific publications. Her teaching activities include courses on microwaves and antennas, and she has course at Bachelor, Master and PhD levels. She was director of the EE section form 1996-2000, and is currently the director of the EE doctoral school at EPFL. She is very active in European collaboration and European projects. She was the chairperson of the Swiss URSI until 2012, is a Board member of the European School on Antennas and is frequently requested to review research programs and centers in Europe. She is a member of the board of directors of the European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP) since 2017.

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/microwaves-the-basics-of-wireless-communications-EE-445

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/EE-445

Summary

This course is an introduction to microwaves and microwave passive circuits. A special attention is given to the introduction of the notion of distributed circuits and to the scattering matrix

Lectures

Instructor

Anja Skrivervik

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/microwaves-the-basics-of-wireless-communications-EE-445

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/EE-445

Ontological neighbourhood

Physics

Electromagnetism: Electrical networks

Electrical engineering

Radio-frequency engineering: Topics in radio-frequency engineering

Lectures in this course (44)

Single port components: I Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers single port components, circuits, short circuits, and matched loads.

Microwave Circuit Characterization: Elements and Models Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the characterization of microwave circuits and the concept of characteristic impedance.

Two Port Devices: Part I Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Introduces two-port circuits, phase shifters, and attenuators with examples.

Microwave Circuit Characterization II Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the definitions of voltage, current, impedance, power flux, and normalized wave amplitudes in microwave circuits.

Doppler Effect and Radar Applications Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores the Doppler effect, radar systems, wave propagation, and satellite communication.

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