ECE 453 - Schedule - Fall 2023

Lecture Day Date Topic Video Section Notes Lab
1 M 8/21/23 Fourier analysis August 21 1.4-1.5 Fourier Theory 0. Introduction (soldering tutorial here)
2 W 8/23/23 Modulation theorem August 23 1.6    
3 F 8/25/23 DSB modulation and demodulation August_25 1.6    
4 M 8/28/23 Nonlinear modulation August_28 1.7   NO LAB
5 W 8/30/23 Quadrature modulation/demodulation August 30 1.8    
6 F 9/1/23 Regenerative receivers September 1 2.1.3 Single Sdb Modulation  
  M 9/4/23 LABOR DAY - NO CLASS       NO LAB
7 W 9/6/23 Superheterodyne receivers September 6 2.3 Bessel Functions  
8 F 9/8/23 AM Broadcasting September 8 2.3.3 FM demodulation  
9 M 9/11/23 FM Broadcasting September 11 2.3.4 Radio Broadcasting 1. Discrete component modeling ( C1, C2, L1, L2, L3, R1, R2)
10 W 9/13/23 Up- and down-conversion September 13 2.3.5    
11 F 9/15/23 Software defined radio September 15 2.5    
12 M 9/18/23 Resonance September 18 4.1-4.2   2. Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Mixing ( LTDZ SA App Notes )
13 W 9/20/23 Quality factor Q September 20 4.3-4.5    
14 F 9/22/23 Oscillator analysis September 22 5.1-5.4 Oscillators  
15 M 9/25/23 Colpitt, crystal, voltage-controlled oscillators September 25 5.5   2. Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Mixing (cont.)
16 W 9/27/23 Oscillator phase noise September 27 5.6    
17 F 9/29/23 Network power transfer September 29 6.1    
  M 10/2/23 EXAM 1 SOLUTIONS       3. Amplitude Modulation - FM Transmitter
18 W 10/4/23 Lossless matching networks October 4 6.1    
19 F 10/6/23 Impedance matching with lossless L-networks October 6 6.2 Transmission Lines  
20 M 10/9/23 Three-element matching networks October 9 6.3 Smith Chart 4. FM Demodulator Design - Eagle PCB (ECE453.lbr)
21 W 10/11/23 Pi and T matching networks October 11 6.4    
22 F 10/13/23 Y, Z, H parameters, ABCD parameters October 13 7.1-7.4 Network parameters  
23 M 10/16/23 S parameters October 16 8.1, 8.2 S Parameters 5. Crystal Colpitts Oscillator (102C2X, 102C31, FS1024)
24 W 10/18/23 Application of S parameters October 18 8.3 Amplifiers  
25 F 10/20/23 Stability analysis October 20 8.3.2, 8.3.3 Power Definitions  
26 M 10/23/23 Unconditional stability October 23 8.3.4 Stability 5. Crystal Colpitts Oscillator (cont.)
27 W 10/25/23 Simultaneous conjugate match October 25 8.3.5    
28 F 10/27/23 LTI networks October 27      
29 M 10/30/23 Properties of LTI networks October 30     6. Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (varcap)
30 W 11/1/23 1-Port noise characterization November 1 10.1    
  F 11/3/23 EXAM 2 SOLUTIONS        
31 M 11/6/23 2-port noise characterization November 6 10.1   7. Filters and Matching Networks (filter.s2pInductance App Note)
32 W 11/8/23 Noise factor and noise figure November 8 10.2 Noise  
33 F 11/10/23 Mixers November 10 11.1-11.3 Mixers  
34 M 11/13/23 Conversion loss in mixers November 13 12.1   8. Broadband Amplifier
35 W 11/15/23 Two-tone input November 15 12.2-12.3    
36 F 11/17/23 Modeling nonlinearities November 17 12.4 Nonlinearities  
  M 11/20/23 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS       NO LAB
  W 11/22/23 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS        
  F 11/24/23 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS        
37 M 11/27/23 Phase-locked loops November 27 13.1, 13.2 Phase-locked loops 9. FM Receiver
38 W 11/29/23 Transient response of PLLs November 29 13.3    
39 F 12/1/23 FM demodulation December 1 13.4    
40 M 12/4/23 Frequency synthesis with PLLs December 4 13.5   NO LAB
W 12/6/23 NO CLASS        
  M 12/11/23 FINAL EXAM 8:00 AM- 11:00 AM