Niagara College

Description:

The student will learn the fundamental principles of transmission line theory in communications, including signal propagation on a transmission line and in free space. The student will perform analysis and design calculations while developing test-and-measurement skills in communication systems that involve time- and frequency-domain concepts. Noise and system noise figure are discussed with a series of calculations. A range of transmission line types, such as coax, microwave waveguides, and microstrip, will be studied, as will wave propagation, with an emphasis on antennas, microwave devices, S-parameters, and radar principles.