Transmission lines: Class assignment 3 (based on Impedance matching, planar line and waveguides); Beng 10T Section A.

choose the correct answer 1) When electromagnetic waves are propagated in a wave guide a. they travel along the broader walls of the guide b. they are reflected from the walls but do not travel along them c. they travel through the dielectric without touching the walls d. they travel along all four walls of the waveguide 2) Waveguides are used mainly for microwave signals because a. the depend on the straight line propagation which applies to microwaves only b. losses would be to heavy at lower frequencies c. there are no generators powerful enough to excite them at lower frequencies d. they would be too bulky at lower frequencies 3) The wavelength of a wave in a waveguide a. is greater than in free space b. depends only on the wave guide dimensions and the free space wavelength c. is inversely proportional to the phase velocity d. is directly proportional to the group velocity 4) The main difference between the operation of transmission lines and wave guides is that a. the latter are not distributed, like transmission lines b. the former can use stubs and quarter wave transformers, unlike the latter c. transmission lines use the principal mode of propagation, and therefore do not suffer from low frequency cut off d. terms such as impedance matching and standing wave ration cannot be applied to waveguides 5) As a result of reflections from a plane conducting wall, electromagnetic waves require an apparent velocity greater than the velocity of light in space. This is called a. velocity of propagation b. normal velocity c. group velocity d. phase velocity 6) Indicate the false statement. When the free space wavelength of a signal equals the cutoff waveguide of the guide a. the group velocity of the signal becomes zero b. the phase velocity of the signal becomes infinite c. the characteristic impedance of the guide becomes infinite d. the wavelength within the wave guide becomes infinite 7) The dominant mode of propagation is preferred with rectangular waveguides because (false) a. it leads to the smallest waveguide dimensions b. the resulting impedance can be matched directly to coaxial lines c. its is easier to excite than the other modes

d. propagation of it without any spurious generation can be ensured 8) Disadvantage of microstrip compared with stripline is that microstrip a. does not readily lend itself to printed circuit techniques b. is more likely to radiate c. is bulkier d. is more expensive and complex to manufacture 9) The transmission system using two ground planes is a. microstrip b. elliptical waveguide c. parallel wire line d. stripline 10) Indicate the false statement. An advantage of stripline over waveguides is its a. smaller bulk b. greater bandwidth c. higher power handling capability d. greater compatibility with solid state devices 11) Indicate the false statement. An advantage of stripline over microstrip is its a. easier integration with semiconductor devices b. lower tendency to radiate c. higher isolation between adjacent circuits d. higher Q Section B. Short answers question 1) Define the terms "characteristic impedance" and "velocity factor" for a lossless coaxial cable. 2) What is the velocity factor (VF) for a cable whose velocity of propagation up is
2 x108 m / s ?

3) How long will it take for a signal to travel through a 10 meter length of cable with a velocity factor (VF ) of 0.7? 4) What is Impedance matching? 5) Explain three main matching methods/techniques used to match a transmission line and the load. 6) Give two reasons for preferring a short- circuited stub when compared to an open circuited stub. 7) What is a TEM WAVE?

8) Distinguish between TE and TM waves? 9) Give the dominant mode for TE and TM waves 10) Define the following terms with respect to waveguide I. A Dominant mode? II. III. Cut off frequency? Cut-off wavelength?

11) Explain three reasons, why are rectangular wave-guides preferred over circular wave-guides? 12) What is the dominant mode for the TE waves and TM waves in the rectangular waveguide? 13) Mention four applications of wave guides 14) List two advantages and disadvantages of using dielectric filled waveguide, compared to air-filled. 15) A rectangular wave guide measures a 4.5cm, b 3cm, Filled with air and frequency of the propagating signal is f 9GHz . Find the following field parameters for a TE10 mode, a) the cut off frequency b) the guide wavelength, c) The group Velocity. d) phase velocity and e) characteristic wave impedance 16) Give three ways in which all transmission lines suffer from some sort of

attenuation or power losses and explain how these power losses or attenuation can be reduced. 17) Explain three advantages and three disadvantages of Micro strip line over strip line 18) What are the two main sources of losses in micro strip lines? 19) State main four application of Microstrip transmission line 20) Design a Microstrip transmission line with a characteristic impendence of 50
for operation at a frequency of 2.5 GHz. Use a substrate thickness of 1.27mm

for a dielectric with relative permittivity of r 2.20. Determine

(a) (b) (c)

The strip width in mm The effective dielectric constant of the Microstrip line The guide wavelength