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This document outlines the units and topics covered in a microwave engineering course, including: 1) Microwave network characterization and passive components such as directional couplers and waveguide tees. 2) Microwave tubes like klystrons, traveling wave tubes, and magnetrons. 3) Microwave measurements using techniques like slotted lines and vector network analyzers. 4) Microwave semiconductor devices including Gunn diodes, IMPATT diodes, and parametric amplifiers. 5) Strip lines such as microstrip lines, parallel strip lines, and coplanar strip lines.

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Microwave Engineering

This document outlines the units and topics covered in a microwave engineering course, including: 1) Microwave network characterization and passive components such as directional couplers and waveguide tees. 2) Microwave tubes like klystrons, traveling wave tubes, and magnetrons. 3) Microwave measurements using techniques like slotted lines and vector network analyzers. 4) Microwave semiconductor devices including Gunn diodes, IMPATT diodes, and parametric amplifiers. 5) Strip lines such as microstrip lines, parallel strip lines, and coplanar strip lines.

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MICROWAVE ENGINEERING UNIT I MICROWAVE N/W CHARACTERIZATION & PASSIVE COMPONENTS Circuit and S parameter representation of N ports- Reciprocity

Theorem- Lossless networks and unitary conditions- ABCD parameters-Cascaded networks-Relations between S- Y and ABCD parameters- Effect of changing the reference planes in the S matrix- S Matrix of a Directional Coupler- waveguide tees and rat race coupler- Qualitative discussion on: Waveguide CornersBends- Twists- Matched loads and movable shorts.

UNIT II

MICROWAVE TUBES

Transit time effect- Velocity modulation current modulation-bunching-Two cavity Klystron amplifier- Reflex Klystron- Slow-Wave structures -Helix Traveling-Wave Tubes- Convection Current- Axial Electric Field- Wave Modes- Bandwidth, Power and Gain Considerations cross field device Magnetron-power and frequency considerations

UNIT III

MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS

Slotted line VSWR measurement- impedance measurement- insertion loss and attenuation measurements- measurement of scattering parameters - Return loss measurement using directional coupler-Introduction to vector network analyzer and its uses- return loss and insertion loss

UNIT IV

Microwave semiconductor devices

Gunn-Effect Gunn Diode- Differential Negative Resistance- Modes of OperationAmplification- Microwave Generation- Read Diode- Physical Description- Avalanche Multiplication- IMPATT Diodes- TRAPATT Diode- BARITT Diode- Principles of OperationPhysical Structures- Parametric Amplifiers -Nonlinear Reactance and Manley Rowe Power Relations.

UNIT V

STRIP LINES

Introduction- Microstrip Lines- Derivation of Characteristic Impedance of Microstrip Lines using Quasi Static analysis- Losses in Microstrip Lines- Quality Factor Q of Microstrip Lines- Substrate materials-surface wave excitation- Parallel Strip Lines- Characteristic Impedance- Attenuation Losses- Coplanar Strip Lines- Shielded Strip Lines- Problems- Microstrip based broadband matching networks TOTAL: 45

TUTORIAL : 15 TEXT BOOKS

1. Samuel Y-LIAO : Microwave Devices and Circuits Pearson/Prentice Hall of India 3rd Edition (2003) . 2. Annapurna Das and Sisir K-Das: Microwave Engineering Tata McGraw-Hill (2000).

REFERENCES:

3. R-E- Collin : Foundations for Microwave Engg- IEEE Press Second Edition (2002) . 4. David M-POZAR : Microwave Engg- John Wiley & Sons 2nd Edition (2003) . 5. Rizzi microwave engineering-passive circuits PHI 2007

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