Receivers, Antennas, and Signals

Lecture Notes

LEC #

TOPICS

1

Introduction and Review (PDF)

2

Review, Thermal Noise (PDF)

3

3-D Thermal Noise, Shot N (PDF)

4

Receiver Power Sensitivity (PDF)

5

Spectral Measurements, G, F (PDF)

6

Receiver Noise, Multiports (PDF)

7

Mixers, Noise Reduction, PTs (PDF)

8

Optical Detection (PDF)

9

Bolometers, Antenna Basics (PDF)

10

Basic Wire Antennas, Arrays (PDF)

11

Wire Antennas (PDF)

12

Aperture Antennas (PDF)

13

Polarization, Phase Errors (PDF)

14

Binary Communications (PDF)

Quiz 1 (Closed Book)

15

Channel Coding (PDF)

16

Source Coding, Analog Basics (PDF)

17

Analog Modulation (PDF)

18

Aperture Synthesis (PDF - 1.7 MB)

19

Interferometry (PDF)

20

Basic Radar, Ambiguity (PDF)

21

Synth. Aperture Radar (SAR) (PDF)

22

Wave Propagation (PDF)

23

Linear, Non-Linear Estimation (PDF)

24

Non-Linear Estimation (cont.)
Remote Sensing
Course Summary (PDF)

Quiz #2 (Closed Book)

Assignments

Homework Protocol (PDF)

ASSIGNMENTS

SOLUTIONS

Problem Set 1 (PDF)
Problem Set 1 Hints (PDF)

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Problem Set 2 (PDF)

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Problem Set 3 (PDF)

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Problem Set 4 (PDF)

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Problem Set 5 (PDF)

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Problem Set 6 (PDF)

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Problem Set 7 (PDF)

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Problem Set 8 (PDF)

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Problem Set 9 (PDF)

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Problem Set 10 (PDF)

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Problem Set 11 (PDF)

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Problem Set 12 (PDF)

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Problem Set 13 (PDF)

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