Course Microstrip line technology

Includes:

• 1 Network analyser experiment card, frequency range 1 - 2 GHz, sensitivity -50 - 0 dBm, power output 0 dBm, frequency resolution 10 MHz
• Microstrip components: 3 microstrips, Wilkinson divider, 2 low-pass filters (3rd and 5th order), band-pass filter, band-stop filter (butterfly antenna), FET and MMIC amplifiers, 2 branching modules
• Measuring accessories: SMA lead, attenuator and 2 terminators
• Storage case
• Labsoft browser and course software 

Course contents:

• Planar microstrips
• Calculation of line characteristics
• Investigation of transfer function
• Simple microwave circuits
• Descriptions involving scattering parameters
• Scattering matrix
• Investigation of transfer function for a Wilkinson divider and a directed coupler
• Microstrip filters
• Filter design
• 3rd and 5th order low-pass filters
• Band-pass (edge coupled) filters
• Band-stop filter (butterfly antenna)
• Microwave amplifiers
• MMIC amplifiers
• Low-noise FET amplifiers
• Investigation of reflections
• Determination of standing wave ratios
• Course duration: 8 h approx.