DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION SB-BIT, MEERUT MICROWAVE ENGINEERING (EEC-603) TUTORIAL-1 (Unit-1)

Q1. Show that TEM mode cannot exist in the hollow waveguide. Q2. Define dominant mode, degenerate mode, group velocity and phase velocity in the context of waveguide. Q3. Derive the field equations for TE mode in rectangular waveguide. Q4. What do you mean by microwave cavities? Describe the rectangular cavity resonator. Q5. Write short note on Microstrip Transmission Line. Q6. A TE11 mode is propagating through a circular waveguide. The radius of the guide is 5 cm and the guide contains an air dielectric (Xnp=1.841), find fc, g and Zg for an operating frequency of 3.0 GHz. Q7. Determine the cut off wavelength for the dominant mode in a rectangular waveguide of breadth 10 cms. For a 2.5 GHz. Signal propagated in this waveguide in the dominant mode, find g, Vg and Vp.. Q8. What are the various ways in which the electromagnetic waves can be coupled to rectangular waveguides ? How TE10 mode can be excited in rectangular waveguide? Q9. Derive the field component present in TM11 mode of propagation in rectangular waveguide and draw its field pattern. Q10. Write a short note on power loss in a waveguide.

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION SB-BIT, MEERUT MICROWAVE ENGINEERING (EEC-603) TUTORIAL-2 (Unit-2) Q1. Show that the diagonal elements of the s-matrix of a Tee-junction are not all zeroes. Q2. Classify terminators. Explain each of them with relevant figures. Q3. Explain the working of E-plane Tee. Derive its [S] matrix when the main arm is perfectly matched and power P is fed from Auxiliary arm. Q4. Explain the working of Directional couplers. Define its four coupling parameters. Q5. Explain the working and applications of a circulator. Are they reciprocal or Non-reciprocal device? Q6. What is Faraday rotation? How it is used in designing microwave components? Q7. Derive the S-matrix for a two-hole directional coupler. Q8. Explain, how isolator is used to isolate one component from reflection of other components in the transmission line? Q9. Incident power for a 30 dB coupler is 560 MW. Calculate the power in the main arm and in auxiliary arm.

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION SB-BIT, MEERUT MICROWAVE ENGINEERING (EEC-603) TUTORIAL-3 (Unit-3)

Q1. What is velocity modulation? How is it achieved in a two cavity Klystron? Q2. What are the limitations of conventional active devices at microwave frequency? Q3. Explain principle of operation of Backward Wave Oscillator. Q4. Explain principle of operation of Magnetron. Q5. Draw a neat diagram of Reflex Klystron & explain its working. A Reflex Klystron amplifier operates under the following conditions: Vo=600V, e/m=1.769*1011, L=1mm, Rsh=15K, fr=9GHz. The tube is oscillating at fr at the peak of the =2. Find Vr, the Direct current necessary to give a microwave gap voltage of 200V & under this condition. Q6. Describe the construction and working principle of two cavity Klystron amplifiers. Derive an expression for the efficiency of a two cavity Klystron amplifier starting from basic principles. Q7. Explain how a helical travelling wave tube achieves amplification? Give its mathematical analysis. Q8. Explain the construction, principle of operation and working of a TWT.

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION SB-BIT, MEERUT MICROWAVE ENGINEERING (EEC-603) TUTORIAL-4 (Unit-5) Q1. Give the general set up of a microwave bench. Discuss the different parts. Q2. Describe a slotted line carriage. Q3. Explain the following microwave power measuring techniques: (i) (ii) (iii) Thermocouple detector Bolometer mount technique and Calorimeter wattmeter technique.

Q4. Explain with block diagram the principle of electronic method of frequency measurement. Q5. Write a short note on measurement of wavelength. Q6. What do you mean by VSWR? Explain any technique for its measurement. Q7. What do you mean by insertion loss and attenuation? Describe any method for measurement of attenuation. Q8. Draw the radiation pattern measurement set up of antenna characteristic. Obtain the radiation pattern of antenna. Q9. Write a short note on microwave link design. Q10. Describe the gain measurement of an antenna by direct comparison method.

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION SB-BIT, MEERUT MICROWAVE ENGINEERING (EEC-603) TUTORIAL-5 (Unit-4) Q1. Give the construction and operation of a microwave bipolar transistor. Q2. Explain the working of Tunnel diode in brief. Q3. Describe the physical structure of JFET. Explain the principle of its operation along with characteristic curves for a JFET. Q4. What do you mean by MESFET? Give the construction and explain the operation of MESFET. Q5. What is Gunn effect? How the oscillations are obtained in Gunn diode? Q6. What are avalanche transit-time devices? Explain the operation , construction and applications of the following devices: (a) IMPATT (b) TRAPATT Q6. A TRAPATT diode has the following specification: doping concentration Na=2*1015 and current density, J=20 KA/cm2. Calculate the avalanche-zone velocity.