37114 - Electromagnetic Technologies for Link Design M

Learning outcomes

Understand the physical characteristics of transmission channel, transmitting and receiving ends, and main components and devices, to design, at the level of Physical Layer, state-of-the-art radiofrequency telecommunication systems and optical telecommunication systems.

Course contents

Radio propagation and advanced wireless applications (  Prof.   M. Barbiroli)

Short recall of Maxwell's equation solutions: plane waves, spherical waves, radiation from a
generic antenna, main radiation parameters and generalized Friis equation.

Fundamentals of geometrical theory of propagation including the concept of ray and the possibile
interactions of a ray on canonical obstacles.

Propagation in man-made environment. Multipath  propagation and its impact on the radio channel.

Radio links and area systems. Short-range, UWB, radar, RF-ID  transmission systems.

 

Multidomain Design of Radiofrequency Circuits (Prof. D. Masotti)

Fundamentals of antenna theory.

Analysis and design of radiofrequency/microwave antenna systems for standard and advanced applications.

Nonlinear/electromagnetic co-design of active antenna subsystems combining electrical and radiation performances.

Entire SISO/MIMO link simulation

Optical Transmission Systems (Prof. G. Tartarini)

The optical fiber: modal propagation and transmission properties.

Optical transmitters, receivers and main optical devices: fundamentals and principal characteristics.

Trasmission of digital signals and transmission of radiofrequency signals in optical fiber systems.

Engineering and design aspects of present optical transmission systems. 

Readings/Bibliography

1. H. L. Bertoni, Radio Propagation for Modern Wireless Systems, Prentice Hall

2. C. A. Balanis, Antenna theory: analysis and design, Wiley

3. R.E. Collin, Foundation for Microwave Engineering, Wiley 

4. S.A. Maas, Nonlinear Microwave and RF Circuits, Artech House

5. Saleh, Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, Ed. Wiley

6. G. Keiser, Optical Fiber Communications, Mc Graw Hill 

Teaching methods

Lessons:

 

    * 'Traditional' Blackboard

    * Videoprojector

 

 

Exercises:

 

    * Traditional Blackboard

    * Software Design Tools

Assessment methods

The exam will consist in three short interviews, one for each of the three parts of the course.

Part of the interview may consist in written exercises 

The students have the possibility to sustain separately the different parts of the exam.

Teaching tools

Course notes and exercises from the Professors

 

Laboratory activities (Software Design)

 

Seminars

Office hours

See the website of Giovanni Tartarini

See the website of Marina Barbiroli

See the website of Diego Masotti