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Course Code Course Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorials Practicals Credits
ECE403 MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES 12406::Navpreet Kaur 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Course Category Courses with conceptual focus
TextBooks
Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name
T-1 Microwave Devices and Circuits Samuel Y. Liao 3rd , Pearson Education Publications
Reference Books
Sr No Title Author Edition Year Publisher Name
R-1 Microwave and radar engineering M. Kulkarni 4th UMESH PUBLICATION
R-2 RF circuit design , theory and
applications
Reinhold Ludwig, Pavel
Bretchko
2nd Pearson Education, USA
Relevant Websites
Sr No (Web address) (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features
RW-1 http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZMFkI9ctT1cC&pg=PA300&dq=microwave
+filters&hl=en&ei=m8KBTYH7CInmrAfCneW7CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result
&resnum=7&ved=0CGMQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=microwave%20filters&f=false
microwave filters
RW-2 http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/accelerators/klystron.html klystron amplifier
RW-3 http://www.radartutorial.eu/08.transmitters/tx08.en.html#anode IMPATT DIODE
Week
Number
Lecture
Number
Broad Topic(Sub Topic) Chapters/Sections
of Text/reference
books
Other Readings,
Relevant
Websites, Audio
Visual Aids,
software and
Virtual Labs
Lecture Description Learning Outcomes Pedagogical Tool
Demonstration/ Case
Study / Images /
animation / ppt etc.
Planned
Detailed Plan For Lectures
LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks)
Weeks before MTE 7
Weeks After MTE 7
Spill Over 3
Week 1 Lecture 1 Introduction to microwave
transmission(Introduction to
microwave frequencies and
applications)
T-1:chapter 0.1 0.2
0.3
to aware about basics of
microwaves on spectrum
microwave spectrum
Lecture 2 Introduction to microwave
transmission(Limitations of
conventional tubes at microwave
frequencies)
T-1:9.1
R-1:8.1 8.2 8.3
limitations of existing
devices for use of high
frequency
to aware about need of
microwave devices
Lecture 3 Microwave Tubes(Klystron
amplifiers)
T-1:9.2
R-1:8.5
klystron microwave
device
working of microwave
device

httpwww2slacstanford
eduvvcacceleratorsklys
tronhtml regarding
klystron amplifier
Week 2 Lecture 4 Microwave Tubes(Reflex Klystron
oscillator)
T-1:9.4
R-1:8.5
study of reflex klystron working of microwave
device
Lecture 5 Microwave Tubes(Multicavity
klystron amplifier)
T-1:9.3.0
R-1:8.5.2
klystron microwave
device
working of microwave
klystron tubes
Lecture 6 Microwave Tubes(TWT amplifier) T-1:9.5
R-1:8.6
TWT differnt from
klystron,helix structure
working of microwave
tubes having helix
Week 3 Lecture 7 Microwave Tubes(TWT amplifier) T-1:9.5
R-1:8.6
TWT differnt from
klystron,helix structure
working of microwave
tubes having helix
Lecture 8 Microwave Tubes(Magnetron
oscillator)
T-1:10.1
R-1:8.8
lecture 7 for study of
topic magnetron,and
lecture 8 for revision
spill over
working of
Otype microwave tubes
brainstorming session
and discusion
Lecture 9 Microwave Tubes(Magnetron
oscillator)
T-1:10.1
R-1:8.8
lecture 7 for study of
topic magnetron,and
lecture 8 for revision
spill over
working of
Otype microwave tubes
brainstorming session
and discusion
Week 4 Lecture 10 Microwave solid state devices
(Limitations of conventional solid
state devices)
R-1:9.1 9.2 assign term paper limitation of existing
devices why not
preferred for high
frequency
Lecture 11 Microwave solid state devices
(Limitations of conventional solid
state devices)
R-1:9.1 9.2 assign term paper limitation of existing
devices why not
preferred for high
frequency
Lecture 12 Microwave solid state devices
(MESFET)
R-1:9.3 9.4 study of microwave
device
working of microwave
device
Week 5 Lecture 13 Microwave solid state devices
(Varactor diode)
R-1:9.5 how varactor differnt
from pn diode
working of microwave
device
Lecture 14 Microwave solid state devices(PIN
diode)
R-1:9.7 structure and working of
diode
application
working of microwave
device and application
Week 5 Lecture 15 Term Paper,Test 1
Week 6 Lecture 16 Microwave solid state devices
(SBD)
R-1:9.8 structure and working of
diode
application
working of microwave
device and application
and differnt from pn
diode
Lecture 17 Microwave solid state devices
(Gunn Diode)
T-1:7.1
R-1:9.10
structure and working of
diode
application
working of microwave
device and where it is
used
brainstorming session
and discusion
Lecture 18 Microwave solid state devices
(Tunnel Diode)
T-1:5.3
R-1:9.9
structure and working of
diode
application
working of microwave
device out put curve
and application
Week 7 Lecture 19 Avalanche transit Time Devices
(IMPATT diode)
T-1:8.2
R-1:9.11.1
structure and working of
diode
application in avalanche
region of diode
working of microwave
device and learn about
avalanche region
Lecture 20 Avalanche transit Time Devices
(TRAPATT diode)
T-1:8.3
R-1:9.11.2
lecture 20 for stud of
topic trapatt and lecture
21 for revision spill over
working of microwave
device in avalanche and
trapped plasma region
Lecture 21 Avalanche transit Time Devices
(TRAPATT diode)
T-1:8.3
R-1:9.11.2
lecture 20 for stud of
topic trapatt and lecture
21 for revision spill over
working of microwave
device in avalanche and
trapped plasma region
MID-TERM
Week 8 Lecture 22 Microwave Components(E-plane
tee)
T-1:4.4
R-1:6.1 6.2 6.3
junction used in
microwave
communictaion
scattering parmeters
used for junction
Lecture 23 Microwave Components(H-plane
tee)
T-1:4.4
R-1:6.3
hjunction used in
microwave
communication and its
structure,movement of
signals in tee junction
scattering para meters
used for junction and
power measurement
Lecture 24 Microwave Components(magic
tee)
T-1:4.4
R-1:6.3
combination of E and H
junctions
calculate scattering
parameters for hybrid
junction or magic tee
junction
Week 9 Lecture 25 Microwave Components
(Directional coupler)
T-1:4.5
R-1:6.4
with the help of single
waveguide how power
can be splitted in to
iffernt directions
study of directional
coupler and its power
measuremnet
brainstorming session
and discusion
Lecture 26 Impedance matching devices
(Phase shifters)
R-1:6.14 in wave guide how phase
can be shifted of
incoming signal by
changing in structue of
waveguide
with change in structure
of wave guide it can be
able to bend the signal
and block unwanted
signal fed back to input
Lecture 27 Impedance matching devices
(Attenuators)
R-1:6.15 lecture 27 for study of
topic attenuators and
lecture 28 for revision as
spill over
with change in structure
of waveguide it can be
able to attenuate the
signal with in
waveguide
Week 10 Lecture 28 Impedance matching devices
(Attenuators)
R-1:6.15 lecture 27 for study of
topic attenuators and
lecture 28 for revision as
spill over
with change in structure
of waveguide it can be
able to attenuate the
signal with in
waveguide
Lecture 29 Impedance matching devices
(Ferrite rotation devices)
T-1:4.6
R-1:6.11
without changing
structure but apply of
one ferrite device with in
waveguide can change
the phase of incoming
signal
required phase shift can
be also done by ferrite
device
Lecture 30 Microwave measuring techniques
(Power measurement using
calorimeter technique)
R-1:7.5 how minimum power can
be measured
atructure and how
minimum power can be
measured by using
calorimter method
Week 11 Lecture 31 Microwave measuring techniques
(Power measurement using
bolometer technique)
R-1:7.5 how maxmum power can
be measured
atructure and how
minimum power can be
measured by using
bolometer technique
Lecture 32 Microwave measuring techniques
(Measurement of SWR)
R-1:7.8 in a waveguide due to
mismatch at the output
standing wave ratio
generated and how it
effect the incoming
signal
what is SWR and how
it is going to effect the
signal and how it can be
minimized
Microwave measuring techniques
(Measurement of frequency and
wavelength)
R-1:7.4 how frequency can be
measured
by electronic and
mechanical methods to
measure frequency and
wavelength
Lecture 33 Microwave measuring techniques
(Measurement of frequency and
wavelength)
R-1:7.4 how frequency can be
measured
by electronic and
mechanical methods to
measure frequency and
wavelength
RF filters(Introduction to RF
concepts)
R-2:5.1.1 RF filters differnt types how RF filters are
differnt from
conventional filters
RF filters(Types of filters) R-2:5.1 differnt types of filters how RF filters are
based on structure
brainstorming session
and discusion
Week 12 Lecture 34 RF amplifiers and oscillators
(Characteristics and types of
amplifiers)
R-2:9.1 how RF amplifiers differ
from conventional
amplifier
based on dif study of
fernt design criteria
how RF amplifierR
CAN design
Lecture 35 RF amplifiers and oscillators
(Amplifier power relations and
power gain definitions)
R-2:9.2.2 power relations between
incoming and outgoing
signal
with the help of
amplification gt result
Week 12 Lecture 36 RF amplifiers and oscillators
(Oscillator model and its types)
R-2:10.1.0 for modern radio and
radar communication
stable frequency and
oscillation s are required
so with the help of RF
oscillator this can be
achieved
study of RF oscillator
and its differnt types
and how they are able
to generate stable
oscillations with less
harmonics
Week 13 Lecture 37 Term Paper,Test 2
Lecture 38 RF amplifiers and oscillators
(Mixer model)
R-2:10.3.0 mixing of differnt
frequencies of for
frequency translation
how mixing of differnt
frequency is going to
bedone,filter out
particular RF frequency
brainstorming session
and discusion
Lecture 39 Strip lines(Microstrip line) T-1:11.1 to inter connect high
speed logic circuit
microstrip lines are
required
design parameters of
microstrip lines
Week 14 Lecture 40 Strip lines(Parallel strip line) T-1:11.2 study of differnt
parameters which are
used to make parallel
strip lines
design parameters and
schmetic of parallel
strip lines
Lecture 41 Strip lines(Coplanar and shielded
strip line)
T-1:11.3 11.4 lecture 41 for topic
dicussion and lecture 42
for revision as spill over
design parameters and
schmetic of strip lines
brainstorming session
and discusion
Lecture 42 Strip lines(Coplanar and shielded
strip line)
T-1:11.3 11.4 lecture 41 for topic
dicussion and lecture 42
for revision as spill over
design parameters and
schmetic of strip lines
brainstorming session
and discusion
SPILL OVER
Week 15 Lecture 43 Spill Over
Lecture 44 Spill Over
Lecture 45 Spill Over
Scheme for CA:
Component Frequency Out Of Each Marks Total Marks
Term Paper,Test 2 3 10 20
Total :- 10 20
Details of Academic Task(s)
AT No. Objective Topic of the Academic Task Nature of Academic Task
(group/individuals/field
work
Evaluation Mode Allottment /
submission Week
Test 1 to check the
knowledge and
learning ability
ofstudents
microwave tubes and conventional devices Individual to evaluate the
students based on
given test
5 / 6
Term Paper,Test 3 to enhance the
technical writing
skilss of students
topics given to students Individual performance given
by students in
technical
wriitng,carry 30
marks,marks going
to be based on IEEE
format
3 / 11
Term Paper,Test 2 to enhance the
learning capability
of students and to
check the knowledge
of students
microwave devices and circuits Individual approximate 6
questions are going
to be given in class
test having 30
marks total,it can be
memory based on
analytical based
questions carry 5 or
10 marks,so as per
student perform in
test,is going to be
evaluated
11 / 12
List of suggested topics for term paper[at least 15] (Student to spend about 15 hrs on any one specified term paper)
Sr. No. Topic
1 1) Mathematical Model of Microwave Transmission-Concept of Mode, Features of
TEM,
2) Mathematical Model of Microwave Transmission-Concept of Mode, Features of
TE
3) Mathematical Model of Microwave Transmission-Concept of Mode, Features of
TM
4) Losses associated with microwave transmission
5) Measurement of Microwave antenna
parameters
6) Terrestrial and Satellite Communication
7) Radio Aids to Navigation
8) RFID
9) GPS
10) Effect of Microwaves on human body
11) Medical and Civil applications of microwaves
12) Electromagnetic
interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMI & EMC)
13) RFMEMS for microwave components
14) Microwave Imaging
15) bandwidth efficiency in microwave digital communication