ECE402 Version No.

Prerequisite Objectives

MICROWAVE ENGINEERING 1.1 ECE306 ANTENNAS AND WAVE PROPAGATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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Expected Outcome

Analyze the passive circuits using Scattering parameters. Understand the various types of microwave semiconductor devices Design the microwave filters and implement in micro strip form Use smith chart to design amplifier using matching network Distinguish microwave IEEE frequency bands based on their application(A) Analyze various microwave networks to study its characteristics (A,C,E) Perform design and simulation of microwave circuits(A,C,E,H) Infer and evaluate the performance of designed microwave networks (A,C,E) Distinguish the requirement of microwave source for various applications Determine stability condition and design microwave amplifier.

Unit I

Microwave measurement and application

Microwave frequencies (IEEE Standards), Microwave measurements- Guide wavelength VSWR-Frequency, Impedance. Applications of Microwaves: Microwave Oven, Radar , Wireless applications Microwave Network Analysis Unit II Impedance and admittance matrix- Reciprocal Networks and Lossless networks, Scattering matrix- The transmission matrix, Signal Flow graph Decomposition of Signal Flow graphs. Microwave Sources and semiconductor devices Unit III Microwave Tubes: Travelling Wave Tube (TWT), Klystron oscillator, Reflex Klystron, Magnetron. Semiconductor Devices: Tunnel diode, Gunn diode, IMPATT-TRAPATT-BARITT diodes, microwave transistors Microwave Passive Components(Wave Guide) Unit IV Power dividers: E-Plane Tee, H-Plane Tee, Magic Tee, Directional Coupler. Ferrite Devices: Phase Shifter, Isolator, Circulator, Microwave Resonators Wave guide cavities: Rectangular Cavity, Circular Cavity Design of Microwave Passive and active Circuits : Unit V Microstrip lines : Basics of Microstrip lines. Power Dividers: T junction, resistive power divider, Wilkinson Power Divider, Branch Line Coupler, Rat race ring (180o hybrid coupler).

Microwave Filters: Low Pass Filter design (Butterworth and Chebyshev) - Insertion loss method: Richards Transformation, Kurodas identities, Stepped impedance low pass filter. Microwave Active circuits Microwave amplifiers, Stability, Single stage transistor amplifier, Maximum gain method Text Books 1. D. M. Pozar, Microwave engineering, John Wiley, 3/e, 2005 2. Samuel Y. Liao, Microwave Devices and Circuits,3/e,PHI, New Delhi,2002 Reference Books 1. Robert E.Coughlin, Foundations of Microwave Engineering, John Wiley, 3/e,2001 2. Annapurna Dasand S, K. Das, Microwave Engineering, Tata Mc Graw-Hill, New Delhi,2000 3. O.P. Gandhi, Microwave Engineering, Pergamon Press, NY, 2003. 4. M.L. Sisodia, Microwave active devices- Vaccum and Solid States New Age International, 2004. 5. M.L. Sisodia, Microwave circuit and Passive devices New Age International, 2004. CAT- I & II, Quizzes, Assignments/ other tests, Term End Mode of Evaluation Examination Date of Approval by the Academic Council: 29th Academic council dated on 26.4.13