EE 533 EE 533 Microwave Integrated Circuits Microwave Integrated Circuits
EE 533 EE 533 Microwave Integrated Circuits Microwave Integrated Circuits
Lecture 1 & 2
Introduction to MIC and
EM wave
a e Propagation
wavelength
Signal wavelength, =
0 /(rr); 0=c/f velocity v=cc /(rr) and
c/f ; velocity, =/
/v
TEM: E.& H.field comp. are to each other and also to direc. of prop.
More on guided Transmission Media
- Suspended-substrate stripline: easy for device integration.
- Slot line: very useful for specific applications.
- Coplanar line: Conductor and GND is in the same plane
(freq)
Free space propagation (Plane
Plane Waves)
Waves)
Plane wave fronts (circular,
(circular spherical or rectangular plane)
Uniform Plane wave; E & H fields are uniform in plane-wave-front.
P.Wave
PW conditions;
diti E/ = E/y
E/x E/ = H/x
H/ = H/y=
H/ 0 (as
( prop iin z-dir)
di )
Solution of ME’s for a uniform plane wave (wave eq.’s) in a source-
f
free-region
i results lt in
i the
th expressions
i off E & H field
fi ld intensities
i t iti as;
Ex = Eo e(jt-z) = Eo cos(t-z) OR Hy = Ho e(jt-z) = Ho cos(t-z) ;
where
h Eo & Ho are E & H field it d = +j
fi ld magnitudes; j {as
+j = j { =0}
0}
Plane waves in air/vacuum (r=r=1) ; the phase constant o=oo ;
the
h intrinsic
i i i wave impedance
i d o=E o/
Eo/Ho = / o=377
377 {o=2 /o=c/f}