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Microwave Devices, Circuits & Systems
BEG432EC
Year: IV
‘Teaching Schedule
Hours/Week
Theos ‘Tutorial_[ Practical Taternal Final Total
Theory | Practical | Theory | Practical
3 1 32 a < ws s 12s
Course Objective: An understanding of the microwave principles and working of microwave
devices is presented in this course.
1. Introduction to Microwave Communication hrs)
1.1. Microwave Spectrum and Bands, Historical background
1.2. Limitations of conventional cireuit theory, concepts at microwave frequencies
1.3. Applications of Microwaves
2. Generation and amplification of microwaves (ohrs)
2.1, Generation and amplification of microwaves
2.2. Limitations of conventional vacuum tubes at microwave frequencies
2.3. Two cavity klystron amplifiers and Reflex Klystron oscillators: Construction, process of
velocity modulation and bunching, Applegate diagram, o/p Power and Efficiency,
applications
2.4. Cylindrical magnetron: Construction and working principle, Hull cut off magnet
equation and Hull cut off voltage equation, Cyclotron angular frequency, applications
2.5. Traveling wave tube: Construction and working principle, applications
3. Wave guides (hrs)
3.1. Rectangular and Circular wave guides
3.2. Solution of Maxwell’s equation for distribution of fields in the waveguides
3.3. Characteristic Equation, Dominant and Degenerate Modes
3.4. Group and phase velocities, Cut off frequency
4. Wave guide components and analysis avhrs)
4.1. Definition and significance of s-parameters, properties of s-parameters,
4.2. Construction, working principle and s- matrix representation of the following microwave
‘components: Cavity resonators, Waveguide Attenuators, Waveguide Phase Shifters,
Waveguide Multiport Junctions, E plane and H plane Tees, Magic Tee, Hybrid Ring,
Directional Couplers
4.3, Microwave Ferrite components Faraday Rotation Isolator, Gyrator, Circulator
5. Microwave solid state devices (airs)
5.1, Principle of Operation and characteristics of Gunn diode, TRAPATT and IMPATT
diodes
5.2. Microwave transistors, Introduction to strip lines
6. Microwave Link (hrs)
W Ye6.2. Multiplexing equipment, Microwave link”
. Introduction to Microwave Systems (hrs)
7.1. Radar Systems: The Radar Equation, Pulse Radar, Doppler Radar, Radar Cross Section
7.2. Radiometer Systems: Theory and Applications of Radiometry, Total Power Radiometer
7.3, Microwave Propagation: Atmospheric Effects, Ground Effects, Plasma Effects
7.4. Microwave Heating, Power transfer, Biological Effects and Safety
|. Microwave Measurement (Ghrs)
8.1, Measurement of Power, Attenuation, Frequency
8.2. VSWR, Cavity Q and Impedance Measurements
Laboratory:
1, Plot the Radiation Pattern of Hom Antenna.
2. Study of Waveguide Attenuators.
3, Measurement of Standing Wave Ratio & Reflection Coefficient.
4, Measurement of Guide Wavelength,
5. Study of Directional Coupler.
6. V I characteristics of Gunn diode.
Reference:
Microwave Devices and Circuits, Samuel Y. Liao, PHI
. Microwave Engineering, D. M. Pozar, John Wiley & Sons
Foundations for Microwave Engineering, Kobert E. Collin John Wiley
‘Microwave Engineering: Passive Circuits , Peter A. Rizzi. PHI
. Microwave Circuits and Passive Devices, M L Sisodia, G S Raghuvanshi, New Age
International (p) Ltd
6. Microwave Engineering, Annapurna Das ,
‘ata MeGRAW Hills
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