High-Speed Signal Propagation (FS 2023)

Lecturer

Prof. Colombo Bolognesi and Dr. Tamara Popovic

Lecture Contents

Goal:

Understanding of signal properties on transmission lines in the time and frequency domain. Basic knowledge of analog filter synthesis.

Contents:

Transmission line equations of the lossless and lossy TEM-transmission line. Introduction of current and voltage waves.
Representation of reflections in the time and frequency domain.
Application of the Smith chart. Behavior of low-loss transmission lines. Attenuation and impulse distortion due to skin effect.
Transmission line equivalent circuits.
Group delay and signal dispersion.
Coupled transmission lines. Butterworth-, Chebychev- and Bessel filter approximations: filter synthesis from low-pass filter prototypes.
Simple active filters.

Lecture Time:

Thursdays 14:00 – 16:00, NO C6

(First lecture on Thursday, 23.02.2023)

Exercises:

Tuesdays 10:00 – 12:00, RZ F 21

(First exercise on Tuesday, 28.02.2023)

Assistants:

Rimjhim Chaudhary

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Exercises and lecture notes will be made available on the moodle page of the course.