Syllabus Application
EE 409
Microwaves
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Fall 2026-2027
Course
EE 409 -
Microwaves
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
15:40-16:30
Tue
FENS-L058
Sep 28-Dec 31, 2026
09:40-11:30
Fri
FENS-L047
Sep 28-Dec 31, 2026
Level of course
Undergraduate
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:6, Engineering:6
Prerequisites
ENS 201
Corequisites
Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
İbrahim Tekin
- Email: tekin@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
Generation, transmission, control, and detection of electromagnetic waves. Antennas, cavities, couplers. Path loss, multipath, modulation techniques. Passive and active microwave devices, including filters, amplifiers, mixers, couplers, power dividers, and diplexers, that constitute wireless communication systems between the antenna and the digital signal processor.
Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Students will learn Basic Electromagnetic Theory, Wireless Communication transmission lines and Microwave network analysis, S-parameters , Smith Chart, Impedance matching and tuning |
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| 2. | Students will distinguish and understand the role and function of RF/Microwave system blocks in modern day wireless communication applications. Noise and distortion in microwave systems: Noise Figure, Gain compression, Third order intercept point concepts, Filters: Low pass, band pass, high pass filter design using transmission line stubs. Students will learn Amplifiers: Power gains, stability, LNA design, Mixers: Diode, BJT and balanced mixers |
| 3. | Students will apply basic principles of microwave and RF to simple microwave systems; Students will learn Receiver Design: Minimum detectable signal, Sensitivity, Inter modulation distortion, Receiver architectures, super heterodyne receiver, direct conversion receiver. |
| 4. | Students will design and implement simple RF/Microwave circuits using printed circuit board technology; Students will work on hands-on RF projects and make RF measurements to get experienced with RF systems. |
| 5. | Students will use Microwave laboratory equipments, RF Network analyzer, RF signal generator, RF Spectrum analyzer correctly and safely, to make RF/Microwave measurements; Students will use electromagnetic simulation software for the solution of RF/Microwave systems. |
Course Objective
1) To introduce fundamental concepts of microwaves and RF system design, which provide a foundation for further study in RF/Microwaves area.
2) To introduce RF/Microwave terminology and devices and elementary system components such as Microwave filters, RF amplifiers, Low Noise Amplifiers, Mixers as well as RF/Microwave receivers for wireless communications.
3) To introduce RF/Microwave systems using online projects.
2) To introduce RF/Microwave terminology and devices and elementary system components such as Microwave filters, RF amplifiers, Low Noise Amplifiers, Mixers as well as RF/Microwave receivers for wireless communications.
3) To introduce RF/Microwave systems using online projects.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Related to This Course:
| Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure |