ECE 453 - Schedule - Fall 2022

Lecture Day Date Topic Video Section Notes Lab
1 M 8/22/22 Fourier analysis August 22 1.4-1.5 Fourier Theory 0. Introduction (soldering tutorial here)
2 W 8/24/22 Modulation theorem August 24 1.6    
3 F 8/26/22 DSB modulation and demodulation August_26 1.6    
4 M 8/29/22 Nonlinear modulation August_29 1.7   NO LAB
5 W 8/31/22 Quadrature modulation/demodulation August 31 1.8    
6 F 9/2/22 Regenerative receivers September 2 2.1.3 Single Sdb Modulation  
  M 9/5/22 LABOR DAY - NO CLASS       NO LAB
7 W 9/7/22 Superheterodyne receivers September 7 2.3 Bessel Functions  
8 F 9/9/22 AM Broadcasting September 9 2.3.3 FM demodulation  
9 M 9/12/22 FM Broadcasting September 12 2.3.4 Radio Broadcasting 1. Discrete component modeling ( C1, C2, L1, L2, L3, R1, R2)
10 W 9/14/22 Up- and down-conversion September 14 2.3.5    
11 F 9/16/22 Software defined radio September 16 2.5    
12 M 9/19/22 Resonance September 19 4.1-4.2   2. Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Mixing ( LTDZ SA App Notes )
13 W 9/21/22 Quality factor Q September 21 4.3-4.5    
14 F 9/23/22 Oscillator analysis September 23 5.1-5.4 Oscillators  
15 M 9/26/22 Colpitt, crystal, voltage-controlled oscillators September 26 5.5   2. Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Mixing (cont.)
16 W 9/28/22 Oscillator phase noise September 28 5.6    
17 F 9/30/22 Network power transfer September 30 6.1    
  M 10/3/22 EXAM 1 - SOLUTIONS       3. Amplitude Modulation - FM Transmitter
18 W 10/5/22 Lossless matching networks October 5 6.1    
19 F 10/7/22 Impedance matching with lossless L-networks October 7 6.2 Transmission Lines  
20 M 10/10/22 Three-element matching networks October 10 6.3 Smith Chart 4. FM Demodulator Design - Eagle PCB (ECE453.lbr)
21 W 10/12/22 Pi and T matching networks October 12 6.4    
22 F 10/14/22 Y, Z, H parameters, ABCD parameters October 14 7.1-7.4 Network parameters  
23 M 10/17/22 S parameters October 17 8.1, 8.2 S Parameters 5. Crystal Colpitts Oscillator (102C2X, 102C31, FS1024)
24 W 10/19/22 Application of S parameters October 19 8.3 Amplifiers  
25 F 10/21/22 Stability analysis October 21 8.3.2, 8.3.3 Power Definitions  
26 M 10/24/22 Unconditional stability October 24 8.3.4 Stability 5. Crystal Colpitts Oscillator (cont.)
27 W 10/26/22 Simultaneous conjugate match October 26 8.3.5    
28 F 10/28/22 LTI networks October 28      
29 M 10/31/22 Properties of LTI networks October 31     6. Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (varcap)
30 W 11/2/22 1-Port noise characterization November 2 10.1    
  F 11/4/22 EXAM 2 - SOLUTIONS        
31 M 11/7/22 2-port noise characterization November 7 10.1   7. Filters and Matching Networks (filter.s2pInductance App Note)
32 W 11/9/22 Noise factor and noise figure November 9 10.2 Noise  
33 F 11/11/22 Mixers November 11 11.1-11.3 Mixers  
34 M 11/14/22 Conversion loss in mixers November 14 12.1   8. Broadband Amplifier
35 W 11/16/22 Two-tone input November 16 12.2-12.3    
36 F 11/18/22 Modeling nonlinearities November 18 12.4 Nonlinearities  
  M 11/21/22 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS       NO LAB
  W 11/23/22 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS        
  F 11/25/22 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS        
37 M 11/28/22 Phase-locked loops November 28 13.1, 13.2 Phase-locked loops 9. FM Receiver
38 W 11/30/22 Transient response of PLLs November 30 13.3    
39 F 12/2/22 FM demodulation December 2 13.4    
40 M 12/5/22 Frequency synthesis with PLLs December 5 13.5   NO LAB
41 W 12/7/22 Phase detectors December 7 13.5.2    
  M 12/12/22 FINAL EXAM 8:00 AM- 11:00 AM