Syllabus

Systematic analysis of linear and non-linear circuits: 11 hours
Oriented graphs, incidence matrix, and topology equations, The Tableau method, The Nodal formulation, The MNA
method for DC and frequency-domain analysis, The MNA for nonlinear circuits, Time-domain transient analysis of linear
circuits

Multiport Network Parameters and Interconnected Multi-ports:
10 hours
Multi-port Network, Network Parameters and Their Interrelationship, Property of Multi-port Network, Network Analysis
and Synthesis, Example of Multi-port Network, Sub-Network of a Multi-port Network, Interconnected multiport network.

Equivalent Transmission Line and Matching Network: 5 hours
Concept of single-frequency and multi-band equivalence, Design of equivalent transmission lines using lumped and distributed circuits, Design of phase-shifting matching networks with different topologies.

Design of Small-Sized Multiport Networks: 4 hours
The concept of junction, Even-Odd mode analysis, Port-Decomposition technique, Y-matrix method, Design of power
dividers and couplers

Systhesis of One-Port Networks: 5 hours
Properties of L-C Immittance Functions, Synthesis of L-C Driving-Point Immittances, Properties of R-C Driving-Point Impedances, Synthesis of R-C Impedances or R-L Admittances
Properties of R-L Impedances and R-C Admittances, Synthesis of Certain R-L-C Functions, Properties of Transfer Functions, Zeros of Transmission
Synthesis of Y21 and Z21 with a 1-O Termination, Synthesis of Constant-Resistance Networks

To make students familiar with modern network analysis techniques.

To educate students well in multi-port network analysis.

To prepare students for designing RF subcomponents.

To provide knowledge on network synthesis.

On completion of this course, students are expected to be able to analyse linear circuits using the Matrix Methods and Tableau formulation

On completion of this course, students are expected to be able to analyse linear circuits using the Modified Nodal Analysis (MNA) method

On completion of this course, students are expected to be able to analyse interconnected multiport networks

On completion of this course, students are expected to be able to design passive sub-networks, such as matching networks, power dividers, and couplers.

On completion of this course, students are expected to be able to synthesise one-port and multi-port networks from their transfer functions.

Jiri Vlach and Kishore Singhal, Computer methods for circuit analysis and design, New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, , 1983

Michael Steer, Microwave & RF Design: A Systems Approach,, SciTech Publishing Inc , , 2nd edition , 2013

David M. Pozar, Microwave engineering, John wiley & sons , 2011