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PHY 324(B) |
Microwave Electronics-I
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After completion of the course, students will be able to CO 105: Have knowledge of rectangular and circular waveguides and derive the field equations for electric and magnetic fields in them. CO 106: Learn about waveguide resonators and calculate its Q factor. CO 107: Have an introduction to ferrites and its applications CO 108: Explain and analyse Klystron and its types , magnetrons and travelling wave tubes. CO 109: Know about the concept and procedure to measure different parameters like VSWR, Impedance , frequency & attenuation ,etc. CO 110: Have a concept of Complex permittivity of material and its measurement
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Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, , Demonstration, Problem Solving
Learning activities for the students: Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Solving numerical. Additional learning through online videos and MOOC courses |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems, Assignments, Presentations |
(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) Resonators: 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.