Tutorial Notes
Helpful background theory and information.
 | Tutorial Note 1 - Important RF and MW Parameters for Broadband Communication -1.12m (tutnote1.pdf) |
| Phase response, group delay, S-parameters, VSWR, noise figure. | |
| Tutorial Note 2 - Microwave Connectors -317.98k (tut_note_microwave_connectors_v003.pdf) |
| Types of connectors, compatibility, specifications, care and cleaning. | |
| Tutorial Note 3 - Broadband Communication Signals -816.53k (tutnote3.pdf) |
| Transmission bandwidth, PRBS signals, correct multiplexing and demultiplexing, eye diagrams, Q-factor, jitter, bit error rate, error analyzers. | |
| Tutorial Note 4 - Basics of Optical Communication -1.26m (tutnote4.pdf) |
| Background information about optical detection, polarisation, chirp, dispersion and non-linear effects. | |
| Tutorial Note 5 - Modulation Schemes -1.47m (tutnote5.pdf) |
| EA and LiNb modulators, ASK, BPSK and DPSK modulation. | |
| Formula sheet -108.45k (formula.pdf) |
| Various formulae and physical constants used in microwave and communication engineering | |
| Conversion table -100.29k (conv.pdf) |
| A list of conversions between dBm, milliwatts and volts, together with the mathematical relationships between these quantities. | |
