RFL-RFT: RF Circuit Trainer

TRANSMISSION CHANNEL & MICROSTRIP DISCONTINUITIES

Open air transmission 

Frequency: 0.9GHz to 3GH
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB
Load        : Matched Antenna

Co-axial cable transmission

 Frequency: 0.1GHz to 3GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dBm
Load         : Open, short

Microstrip transmission line

Frequency: 0.9GHz to 3GHz
Power         : 0dBm to 20dB
Load         : Open, short

CPW transmission line

Frequency: 0.9GHz to 3GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB
Load             :      Open, short

Slot line

Frequency: 0.9GHz to 3GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB
Load        : Open, short

CPW transmission line with ground

Frequency: 0.9GHz to 3GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB
Load        : Open, short

Coupled line microstrip transmission line

Frequency: 0.9GHz to 3GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB
Load         : Balanced load

Open discontinuity

Frequency: 0.9GHz to 3 GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB

Short discontinuity

Frequency: 0.9GHz to 1.3GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB

GAP discontinuity

Frequency: o  0.9GHzto 1.3GHz
Power         : 0dBmto -20dB
Load         : Matched

Bend discontinuity

Frequency: 0.9GHzto 1.3GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB

Step discontinuity

Frequency: 0.9GHz to 1.3GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dBm
Load         : Matched

Frequency: 0.9GHz to 1.3GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB

Tee discontinuity

Frequency: 0.9GHz to 1.3GHz
Load        : Matched

RF CIRCUIT S & MATCHING ARCHITECTURE

RF Lump Element

Frequency: 0.3GHz to 1GHz
Type         : Capacitive, Inductive
Load        : Matched

High frequency effect on Lump Element

Frequency: 0.001GHz to 3GHz  
Power         : 0dBm to -20dBm

Inductive Resonance Circuit

Frequency: 0.3GHz to 1GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB
Load         : Matched, Resistive

Capacitive Resonance Circuit

Frequency: 0.3GHz to 1GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB
Load         : Matched, Resistive

RLC Resonance Circuit

Frequency: 0.3GHz to 1GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB
Load         : Matched, Resistive

Tunable Resonance Circuit

Frequency  : 0.3GHz to 1GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB
Load           : Variable load

BALUN

Frequency: 0.3GHz to 3 GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB
Load           : Variable load

DC Bias TEE

Frequency: 0.3GHz to 1.3 GHz
Power         : 0dBm
Isolation: 25dB

Microstrip Bias TEE

Frequency: 0.7GHz to 1.3 GHz
Power         : 0dBm to -20dB
Load         : Matched load

Single stub matching

Frequency: 0.8GHz to 1.1 GHz
Load         : Variable load

Quarter wave transformer

Frequency: 0.8GHz to 1.1 GHz
Load         : Variable load

Binomial Quarter transformer

Frequency: 0.8GHz to 1.1 GHz
Load         : Variable load

L Matching for resistive load

Frequency: 0.85 GHz to 1.1GHz
Load         : Resistive load

L Matching for complex load

Frequency: 0.85 GHz to 1.1 GHz
Load        : Complex load

T Matching

Frequency: 0.85 GHz to 1.1 GHz
Load         : High load impedance (fixed)

PI Matching

Frequency: 0.85 GHz to 1.1 GHz
Load         : low load impedance (fixed)

RF ACTIVE COMPONENT& ITS APPLICATION CIRCUITS

RF BJT Amplifier

Frequency Range     :     0.3GHz to 0.8GHz
GainS21                  :  > 10dB
Reverse Isolation     :  < -15dB

Low Noise Amplifier

Frequency Range     :     0.3GHz to 0.8GHz
Gain                         :     > 10dB
Noise Figure (NF)    :    < 1.5dB

RF Power Amplifier

Frequency Range    :   0.3GHz to 1GHz
Gain                        :   > 12dBm
Maximum Output Power : 30dBm

RF MOSFET Amplifier

Frequency Range     :   0.1GHz to 0.5GHz
GainS21                  :   > 10dB
Reverse Isolation     :  < -15dB

RF Gain Equalizer

Frequency                :   0.4GHz to 0.8GHz
Insertion Loss          :    < -3dB
Load condition        :   Matched

RF LC Oscillator

Frequency               :   30MHz (±25MHz)
Power Level            :    > -30dBm

Phase Locked Loop

Input Frequency    : 500KHz to 5MHz
VCO Locked Freq  : 1.3MHz  (± 500KHz)

RF Frequency Multiplier

Input Frequency Range    : 10 to 500MHz
Output Frequency Range : 20 to 1000MHz
Impedance                       : 50 ohm

Lumped LPF Filter

CutFrequency                  :  450MHz ( 3dBm cut off ± 50MHz)
Filterorder                       :  7
Insertion Loss                   :  < -2dBm
ReturnLoss                      :  < -10dBm

Lumped BPF Filter

Center Frequency           : 350MHz (± 70MHz)
Filter order                       : 5
Bandwidth                       :  ~ 150MHz @ 3dBm

Lumped BPF Filter

Center Frequency           : 350MHz (± 70MHz)
Filterorder                      : 5
Bandwidth                      :  ~ 150MHz @ 3dBm

Lumped HPF Filter

CutFrequency                : 450MHz ( 3dBmcut off ± 50MHz)
Filterorder                      : 7
Insertion Loss                  :  < -2dB
ReturnLoss                     :  < -10dB

Power Supply

+24V,+12V, +5V, GND to drive the Active Devices

Measurement of Insertion loss S21 for different devices.

Study of Load condition over transmission line channel.

Measurement of frequency BW response.

Study Z parameter of stub matching circuits.

Study and calculation of Smith chart over a wide band.

Measurement of S11 and VSWR for different devices.

Measurement of Q Factor for different devices.

Measurement of Resonance over Bandwidth.

Measurement of transmission and reflection Characteristic of lumped LPF,HPF and BPF     filters

Study network analysis of various RF Active circuits like BJT, MOSFET and LNA     Amplifiers.

Measurement of Gain Flatness.

Study of RF Gain equalizer circuit and its measurement.

Study of RF LC Oscillator.

Study RF Frequency Multiplier Circuits.

Study of Phase Locked Loop Circuits