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EC-702 (A) · Microwave Engineering/Official Syllabus

Microwave Engineering (EC-702 (A)) - Official Syllabus

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Unit 1

Features and applications of microwaves, Wave propagation in striplines and microstrip lines

  • Features and applications of microwaves
  • Wave propagation in striplines
  • microstrip lines
  • Slot lines
  • Limitations of conventional vacuum tubes
  • Microwave tubes like Two cavity klystron
  • Reflex klystron
  • Magnetron
  • TWT
  • Backward wave oscillator
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Unit 2

Solid state microwave sources

  • Solid state microwave sources
  • transferred electron devices
  • Tunnel diode
  • Gunn diode and oscillators
  • IMPATT diode
  • TRAPATT diode
  • Pin diode
  • Varactor diode
  • Schottky diode
  • Parametric amplifiers
  • Crystal diode
  • Frequency multipliers
  • Microwave BJT
  • FET
3
Unit 3

Scattering matrix, S-parameters and Network analysis

  • Scattering matrix
  • S-parameters & its applications in Network analysis
  • Matching Network
  • Detector diodes
  • detector mounts
  • detector output indicator
  • slotted line
  • measurement of power, impedance & S-parameter
  • measurement of frequency & VSWR
4
Unit 4

Impedance transformer, Microwave filters, Power dividers and directional couplers

  • Impedance transformer
  • Microwave filters
  • Power dividers
  • directional couplers
  • E-plane Tee
  • H-plane tee
  • Matched hybrid Tee
  • Wave propagation in ferrite medium
  • Isolators
  • Circulators
  • YIG resonators
  • Simulation Techniques for design of Microwave Components
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Unit 5

Analysis and design of Dielectric resonators; Design of RF and microwave amplifiers and oscillators

  • Analysis and design of Dielectric resonators
  • Design of RF and microwave low noise and power amplifiers & oscillators using S-parameter techniques
  • Mixer and converter design
  • diode phase shifters
  • attenuators
  • Design of hybrid and monolithic, microwave and millimeter wave integrated circuits

Reference Books

  • Microwave Engineering & Application — Gandhi
  • Microwave Principles — Reich
  • Foundations for microwave engineering — Collin
  • Microwave Devices & Circuits — S. Liao
  • Microwave Engg. — K.C. Gupta
  • Solid State Microwave Devices — Watson
  • Microwave Engineering — David M. Pozar
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