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Microwave Ece

The document is an exam for a Microwave Engineering course. It contains three parts with multiple choice, short answer, and long answer questions. Questions cover topics like transmission lines, waveguides, resonators, amplifiers, antennas and their properties.

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Registration No.

Total Number of Pages: 02 Course: B.Tech


Sub Code: REC6C001

6th Semester Regular/Back Examination: 2023-24


SUBJECT: Microwave Engineering
BRANCH(S): ECE, ETC
Time: 3 Hour
Max Marks: 100
Q.Code: P357
Answer Question No.1 (Part-1) which is compulsory, any eight from Part-II and any two from
Part-III.
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.

Part-I
Q1 Answer the following questions: (2 x 10)
a) Draw the field pattern of a rectangular waveguide.
b) Define the mode of a coaxial cable transmission line.
c) Difference between power divider and power combiner.
d) Define the critical coupling used in microwave resonators.
e) What are the minimum and maximum values of the reflection coefficients?
f) Why parabolic reflector antenna is popularly used in long distance communication?
g) Define the conditions for oscillations.
h) Mention the applications of HEMT amplifier.
i) Define radiation pattern and gain of an antenna.
j) Discuss use of Smith Chart.

Part-II
Q2 Only Focused-Short Answer Type Questions- (Answer Any Eight out of Twelve) (6 × 8)
a) Draw and explain the lumped element circuit model for /2 transmission line and write
the telegraphers equations.
b) Describe the design process for a cylindrical waveguide to support dominant mode.
c) Discuss the nature of a standing wave and the reflection coefficient for different load
conditions.
d) A radio transmitter is connected to an antenna having an impedance 80 + j40  with a
coaxial cable. If the 50  transmitter can deliver 30 W when connected to 50  load,
how much power is delivered to the antenna.
e) Write the S-matrix of directional coupler. A 10 dBm power source is connected to the
input of a directional coupler having a coupling factor of 20 dB, a directivity of 30 dB,
and an insertion loss of 0.1 dB. If all ports are matched, find the output powers (in
dBm) at the through, coupled, and isolated ports.
f) Discuss the necessary conditions for a transistor amplifier to be stable.
g) Describe the V-I Characteristics of a Gunn diode.
h) Define different types of power gains in a two-port network.
i) Derive resonant frequency and loaded Q for a parallel resonator.
j) Describe gain compression and third order intercepts point of any non-linear device
(Amplifier).
k) Describe different types of tropospheric attenuations during wave propagation.
l) Write short note on “Admittance measurement of pyramidal horn antenna”.

Part-III
Only Long Answer Type Questions (Answer Any Two out of Four)
Q3 a) A 50 coaxial line has a current i(t, z) = 2 cos (6 × 109 t − 27z) mA. Determine (i) the (8x2)
frequency, (ii) the phase velocity, (iii) the wavelength, (iv) the relative permittivity of the
line, (v) the phasor form of the current, and (vi) the time domain voltage on the line.
b) Explain single stub matching with an example.

Q4 a) Derive an expression for the Q of a transmission line resonator consisting of a short- (8x2)
circuited transmission line λ/4 long.
b) Design a lossless T-junction divider with a 50 -source impedance to give a 2:1 power
split. Design quarter-wave matching transformers to convert the impedances of the
output lines to 50 . Determine the magnitude of the scattering parameters for this
circuit, using 50 -characteristic impedance.

Q5 a) Discuss the structure and principle of operation of Doherty amplifier. (8x2)


b) Describe the characteristics and working principle of Mixer.

Q6 a) Describe different feed mechanism for parabolic reflector antenna with diagrams. (8x2)
b) Describe any five desired antenna parameters required for any modern wireless
communication systems.

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