This document provides an overview of the topics covered in a microwave engineering course. The course is divided into six units that cover microwave transmission lines, circular waveguides, microwave tubes, traveling wave tubes, magnetrons, and microwave solid state devices. Measurement techniques for characterizing microwave components are also discussed. Key concepts include transmission line modes, waveguide discontinuities, cavity resonators, klystron operation, traveling wave tube propagation, and solid state devices like Gunn diodes and IMPATT diodes. The course aims to give students knowledge of microwave device fundamentals and analysis methods.
This document provides an overview of the topics covered in a microwave engineering course. The course is divided into six units that cover microwave transmission lines, circular waveguides, microwave tubes, traveling wave tubes, magnetrons, and microwave solid state devices. Measurement techniques for characterizing microwave components are also discussed. Key concepts include transmission line modes, waveguide discontinuities, cavity resonators, klystron operation, traveling wave tube propagation, and solid state devices like Gunn diodes and IMPATT diodes. The course aims to give students knowledge of microwave device fundamentals and analysis methods.
This document provides an overview of the topics covered in a microwave engineering course. The course is divided into six units that cover microwave transmission lines, circular waveguides, microwave tubes, traveling wave tubes, magnetrons, and microwave solid state devices. Measurement techniques for characterizing microwave components are also discussed. Key concepts include transmission line modes, waveguide discontinuities, cavity resonators, klystron operation, traveling wave tube propagation, and solid state devices like Gunn diodes and IMPATT diodes. The course aims to give students knowledge of microwave device fundamentals and analysis methods.
This document provides an overview of the topics covered in a microwave engineering course. The course is divided into six units that cover microwave transmission lines, circular waveguides, microwave tubes, traveling wave tubes, magnetrons, and microwave solid state devices. Measurement techniques for characterizing microwave components are also discussed. Key concepts include transmission line modes, waveguide discontinuities, cavity resonators, klystron operation, traveling wave tube propagation, and solid state devices like Gunn diodes and IMPATT diodes. The course aims to give students knowledge of microwave device fundamentals and analysis methods.
UNIT I - MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION LINES: UNIT V - WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS AND APPLICATIONS - I:
Introduction, Microwave Spectrum and Bands, Coupling Mechanisms – Probe, Loop, Aperture types. Applications of Microwaves. Waveguide Discontinuities – Waveguide irises, Tuning Rectangular Waveguides – TE/TM mode analysis, Screws and Posts, Matched Loads. Expressions for Fields, Characteristic Equation and Cut-off Waveguide Attenuators – Resistive Card, Rotary Vane types; Frequencies, Filter Characteristics, Dominant and Waveguide Phase Shifters – Dielectric, Rotary Vane types. Degenerate Modes, Sketches of TE and TM mode fields in Scattering Matrix– Significance, Formulation and Properties. the cross-section, S-Matrix Calculations for – 2 port Junction, E-plane and H- Mode Characteristics – Phase and Group Velocities, plane Tees, Magic Tee, Hybrid Ring; Wavelengths and Impedance Relations; Directional Couplers – 2Hole, Bethe Hole types, Power Transmission and Power Losses in Rectangular Ferrite Components– Faraday Rotation, Guide, Impossibility of TEM mode. S-Matrix Calculations for Gyrator, Isolator, Circulator, Related Problems. Related Problems.
UNIT II - CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES: UNIT VI - MICROWAVE SOLID STATE DEVICES:
Introduction, Nature of Fields, Characteristic Equation, Introduction, Classification, Applications. Dominant and Degenerate Modes. TEDs – Introduction, Gunn Diode – Principle, RWH Theory, Cavity Resonators– Introduction, Rectangular and Characteristics, Basic Modes of Operation, Oscillation Modes. Cylindrical Cavities, Dominant Modes and Resonant Avalanche Transit Time Devices – Introduction, IMPATT and Frequencies, Q factor and Coupling Coefficients, TRAPATT Diodes – Principle of Operation and Characteristics. Excitation techniques- waveguides and cavities, Related MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS: Problems. Description of Microwave Bench – Different Blocks and their MICROSTRIP LINES– Introduction, Zo Relations, Effective Features, Precautions; Dielectric Constant, Losses, Q factor. Microwave Power Measurement – Bolometer Method. Measurement of Attenuation, Frequency, Q-factor, Phase UNIT III - MICROWAVE TUBES: shift, VSWR, Impedance Measurement. Limitations and Losses of conventional tubes at microwave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- frequencies. TEXT BOOKS: Re-entrant Cavities, Microwave tubes – O type and M 1. Microwave Devices and Circuits – Samuel Y. Liao, PHI, type classifications. 3rd Edition,1994. O-type tubes :2 Cavity Klystrons – Structure, Velocity 2. Foundations for Microwave Engineering – R.E. Collin, Modulation Process and Applegate Diagram, Bunching IEEE Press, John Wiley, 2nd Edition, 2002. Process and Small Signal Theory –Expressions for o/p ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Power and Efficiency, Applications, REFERENCES: Reflex Klystrons – Structure, Applegate Diagram and 1. Microwave Principles – Herbert J. Reich, J.G. Skalnik, P.F. Principle of working, Mathematical Theory of Bunching, Ordung and H.L. Krauss, CBS Publishers and Distributors, Power Output, Efficiency, Electronic Admittance; New Delhi, 2004 Oscillating Modes and o/p Characteristics, Electronic and 2. Microwave Engineering- Annapurna Das and Sisir K. Das, Mechanical Tuning, Applications, Related Problems. Mc Graw Hill Education, 3rd Edition. 3. Microwave and Radar Engineering- M.Kulkarni, Umesh UNIT - IV - HELIX TWTS: Publications, 3rd Edition. Significance, Types and Characteristics of Slow Wave 4. Microwave Engineering – G S N Raju , I K International Structures; 5. Microwave and Radar Engineering – G Sasibhushana Rao Structure of TWT and Suppression of Oscillations, Nature Pearson of the four Propagation Constants (Qualitative treatment). M-type Tubes Introduction, Cross-field effects, Magnetrons – Different Types, 8-Cavity Cylindrical Travelling Wave Magnetron – Hull Cut-off Condition, Modes of Resonance and PI-Mode Operation, Separation of PI-Mode, o/p characteristics.