Syllabus

Fundamental Concepts: Elements of microwave/millimeter wave integrated circuits; Classification of transmission lines: Planar, quasi planar and 3-D structures, their basic properties, field distribution and range of applications; Substrate materials and technology used for fabrication. Analysis of Planar Transmission Lines: Variational approach for the determination of capacitance of planar structures; Transverse transmission line techniques for multi-dielectric planar structures; Rigorous analysis of dielectric integrated guides; Use of effective dielectric constant in the approximate analysis of dielectric guide. Metamaterials: Theory of Composite Right/Left Handed (CRLH) transmission line metamaterials; Representation of CRLH metamaterial by an equivalent homogeneous CRLH TL; L-C network implementation and its physical realization. Discontinuities: Analysis of discontinuities in planar and non-planar transmission lines and their equivalent circuit representation. Passive Circuits: Design and circuit realization of filters, couplers, phase shifters, and switches using planar and non-planar transmission lines. Active Circuits: Design and circuit realization of amplifiers and oscillators using planar and nonplanar transmission lines.