The microwave transmitter and receivers systems integrate various components such patch-antenna array, low noise amplifiers, voltage control oscillator, PLL, mixer, and microprocessors. Topics covered includes the theory of heterostructure devices, electron transport in high fields, Gunn effect, resonant tunneling and superlattices, modulation doped FET devices, short channel effects, FET wave-equation and small and large signal models for microwave circuit simulations. The High Frequency Instructional Laboratory was developed with the support of Hewlett Packard and the National Science Foundation. Quick Circuit routing machine for the fabrication of microwave circuit prototypes. The microwave testbeds includes pulsed measurements, harmonics, intermodulation, spectral regrowth measurement.
Infrared microscope is used for highpower microwave circuits.
A Cascade probe station is used for testing RFICs and MMICs. A schematic capture simulator for the simulation of complete communication system including, microwave network, antenna and link, and signal processing. A schematic capture system simulator with powerful RF and communication libraries for the design of digital communication radio systems.