This course is addressed to physicists with strong interests for experimental and applied physics.
In the first part we will discuss advanced subjects like transmission lines and electrical noise, in the second part we will study digital electronics both from the practical point of view (embedded systems with FPGAs) and from the mathematical/conceptual point of view (digital signal processing).
Classic items of advanced electronics:
transmisssion lines
Electronic noise.
Modern items:
Digital systems (FPGA, embeddeed systems, Hardware description languages: Verilog).
traditional
Transmission lines with applications.
Stochastic processes: autocorrelation and power spectral density. The noise in electronic devices: signal to noise ratio, noise figure, noise temperature, voltage and current density of noise. Measurement of the noise power. Man-made noise: noise reduction techniques. Extraction techniques of signal from noise : waveform averager, lock-in detection, correlators, optimal filtering. Examples of application of the techniques for the extraction of signal from noise.
Introduction to digital signal processing.
Embedded digital systems, hardware description languages (Verilog).
Lab: transmission lines, noise measurements, FPGA programming
R.A. Chipman, Transmission lines, Schaum's Outline Series (o equivalente)
G. V. Pallottino, Il rumore elettrico, Springer
P.Ottonello, G.Vallini., Elettronica applicata, Jackson Milano, 1995.
Lecture notes.
FLAVIO FONTANELLI (President)
DANIELE MARRE'
PAOLO MUSICO
APPLIED ELECTRONICS
written report on an experimental work related to the teaching program (agreed with the teacher) and oral presentation with questions related to others parts of the program.
final vote is 50% based on the written thesis and 50% on the oral discussion.
thesis and/or oral discussion can be made in english.
