Week 1: Learning Materials
Introduction
In this module you will learn about the basics of RF and Microwave Engineering, and Safety
Learning Materials
Readings
- Planar Microwave Circuits by Lee (see Bookshelf on your left Canvas navigation bar). Scan Chapter 1. Read Chapters 2.1-2.5. Scan Chapter 6.
- RF Circuit Design by Chris Bowick (please purchase, any edition is fine). Scan Chapter 1.
Material/Lecture content
What is RF?
Goal: Learn about the frequency ranges of interest, how RF is commonly used, and how RF components are different from their low frequency counterparts.
Why We Use RF Frequencies (Jeff Walling)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5DtVmxbx_M
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What do RF Engineers Do?
Goal: e-Meet a few RF Engineers
A Day in the Life of a Sprint Engineer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BedV6OFg9U (Links to an external site.) 
What is an RF Engineer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fj9EiBTl4c
Check out the UofU Internship and Career Days Events (online)
https://attheu.utah.edu/events/spring-internship-career-days-kicks-off Links to an external site.
What are the Components of RF Systems?
Goal: Understand the components of RF systems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSDTyUh9cLo
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Here's a public resource for finding info on RF components (
https://www.microwaves101.com Links to an external site.
Goal: Understand Why RF Circuits are different from their low frequency counterparts:
Shielding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpD_mDCViPE
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Parasitic capacitance and inductance, and self-resonance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi24SpKYYoQ
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What else could possibly go wrong?....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlmewKGs1NA
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RF Safety
Goal: Understand the Basics of RF Safety (Links to an external site.)
Training resources from Berkeley:
https://ehs.berkeley.edu/laser-safety/non-ionizing-radiation-safety-manual
Related Standards and Regulations:
Supporting Material
None applicable today.Class LIVE VIDEO Meetings
We will meet Tuesday this week from 1230-145 using the class Zoom link (see Zoom in the menu to your left). We will not meet Thursday, to give you time to go through the videos and materials.
In Class 1/19/2021: Log in to google with your university login to access this file. We will work on it together in class.
Here's a get-started resource: https://www.microwaves101.com Links to an external site.
Activities
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