2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Graduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
RF Measurement Engineering
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Hiroyuki Ito / Takahiro Asada / Tsuyoshi Ishii / Masamichi Ishii
- Class Format
- Lecture/Experiment (Others)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- EEE.C451
- Number of credits
- 101
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
For measurement technology in the high-frequency (several GHz band), basic theory of RF technology is lectured and the advanced training on measurement using a spectrum analyzer and network analyzer are included. In addition, high-frequency circuit and electromagnetic field simulator of ADS (Advanced Design System) is introduced.
The lecture and experiments are offered in intensive course format. There may be a case in which participants number is limited by the circumstances of the training equipment.
Course description and aims
Understanding of the theory of high-frequency measurement technology for RF and microwave circuits.
Through training that utilizes state-of-the-art high-frequency measurement equipment, to understand the high-frequency measurement theory for RF and microwave circuits.
Keywords
RF, radio frequnecy , spectrum analyzer, network analyzer,
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lecture in Japanese and experiments using state-of-arts RF measurement equipments such as network analyzer and spectrum analyzer
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Feature of microwave and transmission line | Understanding of specific nature of RF and impedance of transminssion line. |
| Class 2 | Reflection and transmission parameters, Smith chart | Understanding of reflection and transmission parameter. Understanding of S-parameters and differential S-parameters |
| Class 3 | Fundamentals of spectrum analyzer | Understanding of the operating principle of spectrum analyzer Understanding of the concept of phase noise |
| Class 4 | Spectrum analysis of modulated signals | Understanding of AM/FM /pulser modulations and their spectrum features. Understanding of digital modulation |
| Class 5 | Fundamental of noise figure, and microwave connectors | Understanding of the noise figure and the conceptual meaning of the equivalent input referred noise. Understanding the types and features of microwave coaxial connectors |
| Class 6 | Fundamentals of network analyzer | Understanding of the principles of the network analyzer Understanding of 1-port and two-port calibration, and the TRL calibration Understanding of the the error factors in the reflection / transmission measurement. |
| Class 7 | Experiments using network analyzer (I) | Understanding of SOLT calibration |
| Class 8 | Experiments using network analyzer (II) | Measurements of passive elments such as filter, duplexer, etc. |
| Class 9 | RF circuit simulator | Understanding of ADS (RF simulator) |
| Class 10 | Experiments of design, fabrication and measurement of RF circuits (I) | Design of the strip-line LPF using ADS, fabrication of the LPF, and characteristic evaluation using network analyzer |
| Class 11 | Experiments of design, fabrication and measurement of RF circuits (II) | Differential S parameter measurement using a network analyzer, and time domain measurement |
| Class 12 | Experiments of spectrum analysis (I) | Measurements of AM, FM, and pulse modulations, and estimation of modulation degree |
| Class 13 | Experiments of spectrum analysis (II) | Understanding of the digital modulation signal |
| Class 14 | Experiments of spectrum analysis (II) | Measurement of RF amplifier Understanding of intermodulation |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Presentation materials are distributed at the lecture.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Scored based on attendance and report.
Related courses
- EEE.C201 ： Electric Circuits I
- EEE.C201 ： Electric Circuits I
- EEE.C211 ： Analog Electronic Circuits
- EEE.C311 ： Advanced Electronic Circuits
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of electrical circuit theory and electronic circuit theory.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Hiroyuki Ito, ito[at]nasu.iir.isct.ac.jp
Office hours
9:00-17:00 Email contact is required.
Other
This lecture will be given in Japanese.
This lecture is also held as an activity of the Integrated Green-niX College in the MEXT X-nics/Integrated Green-niX research and human resource development.