B.
Tech (ECE/ ETC) Syllabus from Admission Batch 2018-19 6th Semester
6th RCS6C001 Microwave Engineering L-T-P 3
Semester 3-0-0 Credits
Module I: (10 hours)
High Frequency Transmission lines and Wave guides : The Lumped –Element Circuit
model for a Transmission line. Wave propagation. The lossless line. Field Analysis of Co-ax
Transmission Lines. R, L. C. G parameters of Co-ax& Two wire Transmission Lines.
Terminated lossless transmission line. Transmission line as circuit element. The Smith Chart.
Solution of Transmission line problems using Smith Chart. Single Stub and Double Stub
matching. Lowloss line.
Wave guides : Rectangular waveguide, Field solution for TE and TM modes, Field patterns
power flow through waveguide. Attenuation due to conductor and dielectric losses. Design of
Rectangular waveguide to support Dominant TE10 only.
Module II: (10 hours)
TEM mode in Co-ax line. Cylindrical waveguide - Dominant Mode. Design of Cylindrical
Waveguide to support Dominant TE11 mode. Microwave Resonator : Rectangular
Waveguide Cavities. Resonant frequencies and of Cavity Supporting. Dominant mode only.
Excitation of waveguide and Resonators (in princle only) Waveguide Components: Power
Dividers and Directional Couplers : Basic Properties. The T-Junction Power Divider.
Waveguide Directional Couplers. Fixed and Precision Variable Attenuator. Ferrite, Fermle
Isolator . Principle of Operationing.
Module III: (8 hours)
Principle of Operation as an amplifier at high frequency, HEMT Amplifier, Concept of
Doherty Amplifier and its use at high frequency, Gunn Oscillator Principle and performance
Simple Analysis Electron – field interaction, Mixer: Linear Mixer Operation, active devices
to use as mixer
Module IV: (6 hours)
Microwave Antennas: Horn Antennas : E-And H- Plane Horns. Radiation Patterns. Pyramidal
Horn. Gain of Horn Antenna. Paraboloid Reflector Antenna – Simple Analysis , Radiation
Pattern in principal Planes. Gain and Bandwidth of Reflector Antenna. Microwave
Propagation : Line of sight propagation. Attenuation of Microwaves by Atmospheric gases,
Water Vapour & Precipitates. Microwave Measurement : Measurement of Admittance .
Measurement of Gain of a Horn Antenna.
Books:
[1] Microwave Engineering by D. M. Pozor , 2nd Edition. John Willy & Sons. Selected
portions from Chapter 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 9.
[2] Principles of Microwave Engineering By Reich, Oudong and Others.
[3] Microwave Device and Circuit, 3rd Edition, Sammuel Y., Liao, Perason
[4] Microwave Devices and Circuits, G S N Raju