Microwave laboratory using PUFF

Lab experiments play a significant role in enhancing the understanding of material presented in course subjects. This project is to be used as the lab manual for ENSC 426, High Frequency Electronic Circuits. Four labs are presented in which students will use the theories learned in the course and the complimentary background information to design, analyze, fabricate, and test some basic radio frequency (RF) circuits. The first lab reviews concepts relating to transmission lines and scattering parameters, and it also works to introduce the operation of RF network analyzers. The second lab covers impedance matching networks and PUFF. PUFF is a computer-aided design (CAD) program used to design and analyze microwave and RF integrated circuits. Lab three reviews RF low pass filters and includes both insertion-loss and stepped-impedance design approaches. Lastly, lab four explains the basic characteristics of mixers and uses different RF equipment to perform measurements.