1. WATERLOO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 70s: RF/Microwave and Photonic 1 WATERLOO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 70s RF/Microwave and Photonic Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Waterloo

2. WATERLOO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 70s: RF/Microwave and Photonic 2 Outline Faculty members Courses available

3. WATERLOO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 70s: RF/Microwave and Photonic 3 Faculty Members Faculty members studying RF/microwaves and photonics include: –S. K. Chaudhuri –R. Mansour –S. Safavi-Naeini –O. Ramahi –H. Majedi

4. WATERLOO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 70s: RF/Microwave and Photonic 4 Course Summary 4A4B ECE 473 Radio Frequency and Microwave Circuits ECE 474 Radio and Wireless Systems ECE 475 Electromagnetic Radiation and Propagation (starting S13) ECE 477 Photonic Devices and Systems

5. WATERLOO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 70s: RF/Microwave and Photonic 5 Which Courses to Take? 4A: ECE 473 Radio Frequency and Microwave Circuits Review of transmission line and scattering matrix representation of radiofrequency (RF) circuits, multiport RF networks, modern RF and microwave planar technology, lumped and distributed microstrip circuits, microwave couplers, Hybrids, resonators, filters, Low-noise amplifiers (LNAs), RF oscillators and mixers, CAD tools for RF circuits, Hybrid and monolithic RF circuits. ECE 475 Electromagnetic Radiation and Propagation (starting S13) Review of Maxwell's equations and uniform plane wave, Electromagnetic wave propagation, reflection and transmission through different uniform media, one dimensional multilayer and periodic structure, electromagnetic waveguides, radiation theory, transmitting and receiving antenna, Antenna arrays and applications, and simple radio-wave propagation models.

6. WATERLOO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 70s: RF/Microwave and Photonic 6 Which Courses to Take? 4B:ECE 474 Radio and Wireless Systems Modern transmitter and receiver architectures, Noise and linearity in radio and wireless systems, Design considerations of RF/microwave subsystems, radio and wireless system designs, CAD tools for radio and wireless systems, Antennas, Radio wave propagation models, Indoor radio, Satellite communication, Personal communication systems (PCSs). ECE 477 Photonic Devices and Systems Review of Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic plane waves, Dielectric waveguides, Optical fibers, lasers and photonic transmitters, Photodetectors and photonic receivers, optical amplifiers, and photonic systems and networks.

7. WATERLOO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 70s: RF/Microwave and Photonic 7 Pre-Enrolment Remember that you must pre-enrol in –October for 4A courses –June for 4B courses Courses with fewer than 20 students will be cancelled!

8. WATERLOO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 70s: RF/Microwave and Photonic 8 Summary Courses available: –Two in 4A and two in 4B

9. WATERLOO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 70s: RF/Microwave and Photonic 9 Copyright and Disclaimer These slides are Copyright © 2010 by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Waterloo. All rights reserved. No warranty is given that any information in these slides is correct