(a) Rectangular wave guide : Wave equation & its solutions, TE & TM modes. Dominant mode and choice of wave guide dimensions, methods of excitation of waveguides.
(b) Circular wave guide : wave equation & it solutions, TE, TM & TEM modes.
(c) Attenuation - Cause of attenuation in wave guides, wall current. & derivation of attenuation constant, Q of the wave guide.
(a) Resonant Modes of rectangular and cylindrical cavity resonators, Q of the cavity resonators, Excitation techniques, Introduction to Mircostrip and Dielectric resonators, Frequency meter.
(b) Ferrites: Microwave propagation in ferrites, Faraday rotation, Devices employing Faraday rotation (isolator, Gyrator, Circulator). Introduction to single crystal ferromagnetic resonators, YIG tuned solid state resonators.
Space charge spreading of an electron beam, Beam focusing.
Klystrons: Velocity Modulation, Two Cavity Klystron, Reflex Klystron, Efficiency of Klystrons
Magnetrons: Types & description, theoretical relations between Electric & Magnetic field of oscillations, Modes of oscillations & operating characteristics;
Traveling wave tubes: O & M type traveling wave tubes. Gyrotrons: Constructions of different Gyrotrons, Field - Particle Interaction in Gyrotron.
Microwave Detectors , Power, Frequency, Attenuation, Impedance using smith chart, VSWR, Reflectometer, Directivity Coupling using direction coupler.
(b) Complex permittivity of material & its measurement: definition of complex permittivity, determination of permittivity of solids, liquids and powders using shift in minima method.