Lectures related to Understanding the Smith Chart

Reflection at Discontinuities: Transmission Line Terminations

Covers the reflection coefficient of loads in transmission lines and the generation of reflected voltages and currents.

Transmission Lines: Arbitrary Terminations

Explores the effects of complex impedance on reflected waves and distribution of quantities.

Explores short-circuited and open transmission lines, analyzing impedance conditions and reactive behaviors.

Transmission Line Theory: Wave Propagation

Explores transmission line theory, telegrapher's equations, and frequency-domain solutions for lossless and lossy lines.

Impedance Matching and Wireless Communication

Explores impedance matching in passive RF circuits and wireless communication principles, covering analog and digital modulation, power efficiency, and noncoherent detection.

Transmission Line Theory: Frequency Solutions

Explores frequency solutions for transmission lines, including voltage reflection coefficients and the Blumer index.

Electroacoustics: Impedance and Wave Behavior

Explores impedance, wave behavior, and equivalent diagrams in electroacoustics, focusing on tube length, terminal impedance, and wave transmission.

Transmission Lines II: Terminated Lines and Impedance Matching

Covers the analysis of terminated transmission lines and impedance matching techniques for maximum power transfer.

Standing Wave Ratio Report

Explores standing wave ratio, load impedance, reflection coefficient, and wave propagation analysis.

Transmission Lines: Series Connection

Covers the theory and example of connecting two transmission lines in series.

Transmission Lines: Solutions and Equations

Explores time-domain and frequency-domain solutions for transmission lines, including the Bergeron Method and input impedance.

Antenna Networks and Standing Wave Ratios

Explores antenna networks and standing wave ratios through practical exercises on impedance matching and system performance evaluation.

Input impedance: Wave reflections & Fourier analysis

Explores input impedance, wave reflections, and Fourier analysis of arterial waves.

Reflectometry in Time Domain

Delves into reflectometry in the time domain, showcasing practical load characterization examples and common temporal signatures.

Transmission Lines: Impedance Matching and Transformers

Explores terminated transmission lines, impedance matching, transformers, and power transfer techniques.

Rectangular Pulse Generation and Transmission

Explores the generation and transmission of rectangular pulses in high-frequency logic circuits.

Three-Port Devices: Lossless, Matched, and Reciprocal

Explores lossless, matched, and reciprocal three-port devices, circulators, dividers, and impedance matching in symmetric and asymmetric excitations.

High-Speed Photodetectors: Bandwidth and Design Considerations

Covers the design and bandwidth limitations of high-speed photodiodes, including optimization strategies and the role of traveling wave photodiodes.

Impedance Transformation

Covers the transformation of impedance in transmission lines and determining unknown impedances from measurements.

Line Impedance: Theory and Applications

Explains line impedance theory, source/load conditions, and boundary concepts.