ADVANCED COMMUNICATION LAB

Subject Code
: 06ECL67
No. of Practical Hrs/Week : 03
Total no. of Practical Hrs : 42

IA Marks
: 25
Exam Hours : 03
Exam Marks : 50

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS :
1. TDM of two band limited signals.
2. ASK and FSK generation and detection.
3. PSK generation and detection.
4. DPSK generation and detection.
5. QPSK generation and detection.
6. PCM generation and detection using a CODEC Chip.
7. Measurement of losses in a given optical fiber (propagation loss, bending loss) and
Numerical aperture.

8. Analog and Digital (with TDM) communication link using optical fiber.

9. Measurement of frequency, guide wavelength, power, VSWR and attenuation in a

Microwave test bench.

10. Measurement of directivity and gain of antennas: Standard dipole (or printed dipole),
Microstrip patch antenna and Yagi antenna (printed).

11. Determination of coupling and isolation characteristics of a stripline (or microstrip)

Directional coupler.

12.(a) Measurement of resonance characteristics of a microstrip ring resonator and

determination of determination of dielectric constant of the substrate
(b). Measurement of power division and isolation characteristics of a microstrip 3dB
Power divider.

CONTENTS
Sl no

Name of the Experiments

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6
7
8
9

ASK Generation and Detection

FSK Generation and Detection
PSK Generation and Detection
TDM of two band limited signals
DPSK Generation and Detection
QPSK Generation and Detection
PCM generation and detection using a CODEC Chip
Measure of Losses in a given optical fiber and numerical aperture
Analog and Digital (with TDM) communication link using
optical fiber.

10

Measurement of frequency, guide wavelength, power, VSWR and

attention in the microwave test bench
Measurement of directivity and gain of antennas: Standard dipole
(or printed dipole), Microstrip patch antenna and Yagi antenna
(printed).

11

12
13

14

Determination of coupling and isolation characteristics of a

Strip line and directional coupler.
Measurement of resonance characteristics of a microstrip ring
resonator and determination of determination of dielectric
constant of the substrate
Measurement of power division and isolation characteristics of a
microstrip 3dB Power divider.

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EXPERIMENT 1:

ASK Generation and Detection

Aim:
To generate ASK modulated signal and to recover the modulating signal from
modulated signal.

Components Required :Resistors, Capacitors, Transistor SL100, Signal generator,

CRO, Connecting wires, Spring board etc.

Procedure:

Modulation:
1. Make the connections as shown in the figure.
2. Connect the two carrier signal namely carrier1 and carrier 2 to the function generator
and also the message signal to the function generator as input.
3. Connect channel A of the CRO to the modulating signal and channel B to the output
of the modulator.
4. Switch ON both signal generator and set the frequency and the voltage of the carrier
such that frequency of carrier 1 should be less than the frequency of carrier2 or vice
versa and also set the frequency and voltage for message signal. Observe the
modulated output . Then note down the frequency and amplitude of the output
waveform.

Demodulation:
1.Connects the output to the anode terminal of the diode and observe the output
waveform of the demodulator output on the CRO and note down the frequency and
amplitude of the demodulated output.

Circuit Diagram:
ASK Modulation:

Demodulation circuit:

Waveforms:

Design:
1
Frequency, f=
2 RC
Let R=5KHz
C=0.1F
1
Frequency, f=
2 X 5X103X0.1X10-6
F=318Hz
Choose R1=10K, R2=1K
Design Of RE
Let Ic=IE =5Ma
R E=

C(t)-VCB(sat)
IE

5 - 0.3
5m

=940
RE=1K
Design Of RB
RB=

Vin-VBE
IB

5V - 0.7V
0.43m

=10K

Observations:
Modulation:
Frequency f=500Hz
Output Vo=2.5Vp-p
Demodulation:
Frequency f1=500Hz
Output Vo1=24Vp-p
Result:
ASK modulated signal is generated and modulating signal is recovered from modulated signal.

EXPERIMENT 2:

FSK Generation and Detection

Aim:
To generate FSK modulated signal and to recover the modulating signal from
modulated signal.

Components Required :Resistors, Capacitors ,Transistor SL100,SK100,op-amp741, Signal generator, CRO,

Connecting wires, Spring board etc.

Procedure:
Modulation:
1. Make the connections as shown in the figure.
2. Connect the two carrier signal namely carrier1 and carrier 2 to the function generator
and also the message signal to the function generator as input.
3. Connect channel A of the CRO to the modulating signal and channel B to the output
of the modulator.
4. Switch ON both signal generator and set the frequency and the voltage of the carrier
such that frequency of carrier 1 should be less than the frequency of carrier2 or vice
versa and also set the frequency and voltage for message signal. Observe the
modulated output . Then note down the frequency and amplitude of the output
waveform.

Demodulation:
1. Connects the output to the anode terminal of the diode and observe the output
waveform of the demodulator output on the CRO and note down the frequency and
amplitude of the demodulated output.

Circuit Diagram:
FSK Modulation:

FSK DeModulation:

WAVEFORMS:

Design:
R1=10K
1
Frequency, f=
2 RC
1
318=
2 x5x103xc

C=0.1F

Result:
FSK modulated signal is generated and modulated signal is successfully recovered.

EXPERIMENT 3:

PSK Generation and Detection

[Phase Shift Keying]

Aim:
To generate PSK modulated signal and to recover the modulating signal from modulated signal.

Components Required: IC-CD4051,Opamp-741,Resistors,Capacitors,Diode , signal generator (0-1MHz,

10vp-p)-2, Dual channel CRO and CRO probes, Regulated power supply.

Procedure:
Modulation:

1. Make the connections as shown in the fig.

2. Connect Channel A of the CRO to the modulating signal and
Channel B to the output of the modulator (i.e. Pin 3).
3. Switch ON both signal generator and record the input and
Output waveforms one below the other with proper synchronization.

Demodulation:

1. Connect output of CD 4051 i.e. pin3 to one of the input terminal of the summer.
2. Connect the carrier signal to one of the input terminal of the inverter.
3. Record the output waveform of the demodulation.

Circuit Diagram:
PSK Modulation and Demodulation:

WAVEFORMS:

Note:CD4051 is a 8 channel Multiplexer & Demultiplexer IC

Result:
PSK modulated signal is generated and modulated signal is successfully recovered.

EXPERIMENT 4:

TDM PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION & DEMODULATION

Aim:
Modulation and Demodulation of a signal using TDM technique and to verify the output.

Components Required :Resistors,Capacitors,Transistor SL100,SK100,

op-amp741, Signal generator, CRO, Connecting wires, Spring board etc.

Procedure:
1. Connections and switch settings are made as shown in the figure.
2. Connect power supply in proper polarity to the kit DCL-02 and switch it ON
3. Connect 250HZ ,500HZ,1KHZ and 2khz Sine wave signal from the function generator to the multiplexer
input channel CHO,CH1,CH2,CH3 by means of connecting chords provided.
4. Connect to the multiplexer output TXD of the transmitter section to the demultiplexer input RXD of the
receiver section.
5. Connect the output of the receiver section CH0,CH1,CH2 & CH3 to 1N0,1N1,1N2,1N3 of the filter section.
6. Set the amplitude of the input sine wave as desired.
7. Observe the output.

Observation:
Observe the following waveforms on CRO & plot it on the paper.
a. Input channel CH0,CH1,CH2,CH3.
b. Channel selection signal.
c. TX CLK & RX CLK.
d. Channel identification signal TX SYNC & RX SYNC.
e. Multiplexer output TXD.
f. Demultiplexer input RXD
g. Demultiplexer output CH0,CH1,CH2,CH3
h. Reconstructed signal OUT0, OUT1, OUT2,OUT3.

Conclusion:
In this experiment the transmitter clock & the channel identification clock are directly linked to the receiver section.
Hence transmitter & receiver are synchronized & proper reconstruction of the signal is achieved.

Circuit Diagram:
TDM-2:1 MUX:

TDM-1:2 DEMUX:

BLOCK DIAGRAM OF TDM KIT:

WAVEFORMS:

RESULT:
TDM Modulation and Demodulation has been performed and output is observed.

EXPERIMENT 5:

DIFFERENTIAL PHASE SHIFT KEYING MODULATION

Aim:
To Perform Differential Phase Shift Keying Modulation.

Component Required: DPSK Kit, Patch cords.

Block Diagram :

Procedure:
1. Connections are made as shown in the figure.
2. Connect power supply with proper polarity to the kit ADCL-01 and switch it ON.
3. Select Data pattern of simulated data using switch SW1.
4. Compare the data ie. DPSK decoded data at data out with respect to input data.
5. If recovered data mismatches with respect to the transmitter data then use RESET
switch for clear observation of data output.

Procedure:
1. Refer to the block diagram & carry out the following connections & switch setting.
2. Connect power supply in proper polarity to the kits ADCL-01 & Switch it ON.
3. Select data pattern of simulated data using switch SW1.
4. Connect SDATA generated to DATA IN of the NRZ-L coder.
5. Connect NRZ-L DATA output to the DATA IN of the DIFFERENTIAL ENCODER.
6. Connect the clock generated SCLOCK to CLK IN of the DIFFERENTIAL ENCODER.
7. Connect differential encoded data to control input C1 of CARRIER MODULATOR.
8. Connect carrier component SIN1 to IN1 & SIN2 to IN2 of the carrier modulator logic.
9. Connect DPSK modulated signal MOD OUT to MOD IN of the BPSK DEMODULATOR.
10. Connect output of BPSK demodulator b(t) OUT to input of delay section b(t)IN & one input b(t) IN of
decision device.
11. Connect the output of delay section b(t-Tb)OUT to the input b(t-Tb)IN of decision device.
12. Compare the DPSK decoded data at DATA OUT with respect to input SDATA.
13. Observe various waveforms as mentioned below . if recovered data mismatches with respect to the
transmitter data ,then use RESET switch for clear observation of data output.

Observation:
Observe the following waveforms on the CRO 7 plot it on the paper.
ON KIT ADCL-01
1. Input NRZ-L data at DATA IN of DIFFERENTIAL ENCODER.
2. Differentially encoded data at DATA OUT of DIFFERENTIAL ENCODER .
3. Carrier frequency SIN1 & SIN2.
4. DPSK modulated data at MOD OUT.
5. DPSK DEMODULATED signal at b(t) OUT of BPSK DEMODULATOR.
6. Delayed data by one bit interval at b(t-Tb)OUT of DELAY SECTION.
7. DPSK decoded data at DATA OUT of DPSK DECODER.

WAVEFORMS:

RESULT:
DPSK Modulation & Demodulation is studied and Observed.

Conclusion:
The differential coding of data to be transmitted make the bit 1 to be transformed into carrier phase variation. In
this way the receiver recognizes one bit 1 at a time which detects a phase shift of the modulated carrier,
independently from its absolute phase. In this way the BPSK modulation, which can take to the inversion of the
demodulated data, is overcome.

EXPERIMENT 6:

QPSK Generation and Detection

Aim: Study of Carrier Modulation techniques by QPSK method.
Component Required: QPSK Kit (ADCL-02 &ADCL-03), Patch cords 20Mhz dual trace
oscilloscope.

Block Diagram:

Procedure:
1. Refer to the block diagram & carry out the following connections &
switch setting.
2. Connect power supply in proper polarity to the kits ADCL-02 & ADCL-03
&Switch it ON.
3. Select data pattern of simulated data using switch SW1.
4. Select SDATA generated to DATA IN of the NRZ-L coder.

5. Connect NRZ-L DATA to DATA IN of DIBIT CONVERSION.

6. Connect S-CLOCK to CLK IN of the DIBIT CONVERSION.
7. Connect the dibit data I &Q bit to control input C1 &C2, of CARRIER
MODULATOR respectively.
8. Connect carrier component to input of carrier modulation as follows:
a:SIN1 to IN1
b:SIN2 to IN2
c:SIN3 to IN3
d:SIN4 to IN4
9. Connect QPSK modulated signal mod out in ADCL-02 to the MOD IN of
the QPSK demodulator on ADCL-03.
10. Connect I bit ,Q bit and clock out outputs of QPSK demodulator to I bit
IN ,Q bit IN & CLK IN. Ports of data decorder respectively.
11. Observe various waveforms.
Observation:
ON kit ADCL-02
1. Input NRZ-L data at DATA INPUT
2. Carrier frequency SIN1 to SIN4
3. Dibit pair generated data I bit & Q bit at DIBIT CONVERSION.
4. QPSK Modulated signal at MOD OUT .
ON kit ADCL-03
1. Output of first squarer to SQUARER-1
2. Output of second squarer at SQUARER-2
3. Four sampling clocks at the output of SAMPLING CLOCK GENERATOR
4. Two adder outputs at the output of ADDER.
5. Recovered data bits (I & Q bits) at the output of ENVELOPE DETECTORS.
6. Recovered NRZ-L code from I & Q at the output of DATA DECODER.

Conclusion:
In BPSK, we deal individually with each bit of duration Tb. In QPSK, we lump two bits together
from a symbol. The symbol can have any one of four possible values corresponding to two-bit
sequence 00, 01, 10, & 11.We therefore average to make available for transmission four distinct
signals. At the receiver, each signal represents one symbol & corresponding two bits when bits
are transmitted as in BPSK, the signal changes occur at the bit rate. When the symbols are
transmitted the changes occur at the symbol rate, which is one half of the bit rate. Thus symbol
time is Ts=2Tb.

Input and Output Waveform:

EXPERIMENT 7:
PCM generation and detection using a CODEC Chip

Aim:
To generate & detect the PCM using CODEC chip
Component Required: Optic fiber kit, Patch cords

Block Diagram:

Procedure:
1. Connections are made as shown in figure.
2. Switch setting and jumper connections are done.
3. Optical cable is placed in the optic cable transmitter & also at the receiver.
4. The detected signal is observed at the oscilloscope.
5. Effect of voice signal at various test points are noted.
6. Switch SW6 is kept towards SINE IN position.
7. A sine signal of 1khz & amplitude of 2Vp-p is fed to SIN1 &SINE2 input terminals
8. Observe the reconstructed signal at OUT post for CODEC1 RX & CODEC 11

RX .
9. Observe the signal changes at various test points from I/p & o/p signals on CRO.
10. Vary the input frequency in steps & simultaneously observe the output signal.
Measure the amplitude of o/p signal for each I/p frequency.
11. Find the frequency reading after which the response of codec drops. This gives
between of codec.
12. Since if works for audio range we should get between at around 3.4khz.

Result:
PCM generation and detection using a CODEC Chip

EXPERIMENT 8:

Measure of Losses in a given optical fiber and numerical aperture

Aim:
1. To set up an analog link using 1meter optic fiber cable.
2. To (find) measure the losses in optical fiber communication link.
3. To measure attenuation loss.
Component Required: Optic fiber kit, Patch cords optic fiber cable.

Block Diagram:

Procedure:
Analog Link:
1. Set the switch SW8 to analog position
2. Connect 1m optical fiber between LED1.ie 1x1 & pin detector (RX2).
3. SW6
4. Feed 2Vp-p. Sine signal at 1khz from the function generator.
5. Set up voltage amplitude 2Vp-p by adjusting intensity control.
6. Reapt the above steps with 3m fiber.
7. Note down output voltage and find attenuation constant
ln(V1/V3)
i.e =
l3-l1
Where V1

I/P voltage

1m cable

V3
I/P voltage 3m cable
Set frequency f=10khz
V1=1v
Bending loss:
8. With 1m cable (10khz frequency,1vp-p input)setup the connection.
9. Note down the output waveform & its amplitude.
10. Bend the fiber in loop. Reduce diameter from 5m to 2cm & note down the output
voltage.
Note: Do not reduce the diameter less than 1cm
11. Tabulate the readings.

Attenuation Loss:
Fiber
Length
1m
3m

Input
Output
Voltage Frequency Voltage
Frequency
1Vp-p
10KHz
1Vp-p
10KHz
1Vp-p
10KHz
0.65Vp-p
10KHz

V3

(l3-l1)

=e
V1

ln(V1/V3)
=
l3-l1
ln(1/0.65)
=
( 3-1)
=0.2154Npm
in DB = 1=4.343.
=0.9348db
Bending loss Measurement:

1m Fiber
Sl.No. Diameter Voltage
1
3cm
0.9
2
4cm
0.91
3
6cm
0.94
4
8cm
0.96
5
10cm
1.00
1
diameter
Signal strength

Conclusion:
i. Analog link using optical fiber is established.
ii. Attenuation less
iii. Bending loss increases as the cable is bent more

ie
1
diameter
Signal strength
Procedure:
1. Make connections as shown in fig connect the power supply cables with properly
Polarity to Link B kit. While connecting this ensure that the power supply is OFF.
2 .Keep switch sw8 towards TX position.
3. Keep switch SW9 towards TX1 position.
4. Keep switch jumper JF5 towards +12v position.
5. Keep jumper JP6, JP9,JP10 shorted.
6. Keep jumper JP8 towards sine position.
7. Keep intensity pot P2 towards minimum position.
8. Switch ON the power supply.
9. Feed about 2Vp-p sinusoidal signal of 1KHz from the function generator to the IN post of analog
buffer.
10. Connect the output post OUT of analog buffer to the post TX IN of transmitter. to the port TX IN.
11. Slightly unscrew the cap of SFH756V (660nm).Do not remove the cap from the connection.
Once the cap is loosened insert the 1m fiber into the cap. Now tighten the cap by
screwing it back.
12.Connect the other end of the fiber to detector SFH350V very carefully as per the above
step.
13. Observe the detected signal at port ANALOG OUT on oscilloscope. Adjust intensity
control port P2 optical power control potentiometer so that a signal of 2Vp-pamplitude.
14. To measure the analog band width of the phototransistor, vary the input signal frequency & observe the
detected signal at various frequencies.
15. Plot the detected signal against applied signal frequency & from the plot determine the 3db down
frequency.
16. Repeat the procedure as above for second transmitter SFH450V by making the
following changes. Analog Band width of SFH350 for TX1 SFH756 is about 300khz while for TX2
SFH450is below 300khz..
17. Keep switch SW9 towards TX2 position.
18. Keep jumper JP7 towards +12v position.

Setting up a Digital Optic Link

Block Diagram:

Procedure:
1. Make connections as shown in fig connect the power supply cables with properly
polarity.
2. Keep switch sw8 towards RX position.
3. Keep switch SW9 towards RX1 position.
4. Keep switch jumper JF5 towards 12v position.
5. Keep jumper JP5 towards JP9,JP10 shorted.
6. Keep jumper JP8 towards sine position.
7. Keep intensity pot P2 towards minimum position.
8. Switch on the power supply.
9.Feed 2Vp-p sine signal of 1KHz from the function generator to 10V port of analog
buffer.
10. Connect the output port to the port TX IN.
11. Sligthly unscrew the cap of SFH756V.Do not remove the cap from the connection.
Once the cap is loosened insert the 1m fiber into the cap. Now tighten the cap by
screwing it back.
12.Connect the other end of the fiber to detector SFH350 very carefully as per the above
step.
13. Observe the detected signal at port analog out on oscilloscope. Adjust intensity
control port P2 optical so that a signal of 2Vp-p is received.
14. Repeat the procedure as above for second transmitter SFH450V by making the
following changes. Analog bandwidth of SFH350 for TX1 SFH756 is 300khz.
15. Keep switch SW9 towards TX2 position.
16. Keep jumper JP7 towards +12v position.

Result:
Fiber digital link is situated and frequency response of photo detector is obtained.

Determining the Numerical Aperture

Numerical aperture refers to the maximum angle at which light incident on the fiber is totally
internally internally reflected and transmitted analog the fiber.
Procedure:
1.Connections are made as shown in the figure and power supply with proper polarity is connected. It is
ensured that while connecting the power supply is OFF.
2.Switch ON the supply.
3.Feed TTL square wave signal of 1KHZ from the function generator to the IN port of digital buffer.
4.Connect the output port OUT of digital buffer to the TXIN of transmitter.
5.Slighty unscrew the cap of SFH756V
6.Measure the distance between the tip of the fiber illuminated .Calculate the N.A of the fiber by

 = sin-1(NA)

circuits:
DC+BE
x=

0.01+0.01
=

=5mm
D=10mm

Sinmax =0.4472
max =Sin-1(0.4472)=26.56o
Result:
Numerical Aperture of the given fiber is calculated.

EXPERIMENT 9:
Analog and Digital (with TDM) communication link using optical fiber.
Aim:
To study Analog and Digital (with TDM) communication link using optical fiber.
Component Required: Optical fiber cable, OFC kit patch cords .
Block Diagram:

Procedure:
1.Connections are made as shown in figure.
2.Jumper & switch settings are done
3.Optical cable is transmitted in the optic transmitter & also at the receiver.
4.The detected signal is observed at TTL out on the oscilloscope.
5.The output are observed on the oscilloscope.
6.TX1 marker & TX2 marker are set & output is observed.
Procedure:
1.Make the connections as shown in the diagram.
2.Keep the jumper & switch settings as shown in fig.
3. Select the fiber optic transmitter TX1 SFH756 using jumper & switch setting as shown in fig
4.Slightly unscrew the cap of SFH756V(660nm).Do not remove the cap from the connector. Once the cap is

loosened ,insert the one-meter fiber into the cp now tighten the cap by screwing it back.
5.Slightly unscrew the cap of RX1 photo transistor with TTL logic output SFH551V.Do not remove the cap
from the connector. Once the cap is loosened, insert the other end of fiber into the cap. Now tighten the
cap by screwing it back.
6.Observe the detected signal at post TTLOUT on oscilloscope.
7.Connect the received signal post TTL OUT to post MCD RX IN.
8.Observe the integrated output at INT OUT, observe edge triggered output at ET OUT as shown in fig.
9.Observe the recovered clock as shown in fig at RX CLK post the duty cycles of the recovered clock is not
the same as transmitter clock, but the are synchronized except for a slight transmission delay in the
received clock.
10.Observe decoded data at RX DATA post as shown in fig
11.Select marker 1 or 2 for display using switch SW5.
12.Select TX2 SFH450 using switch SW9 & repeat the above procedure.
(after inserting the fiber on both sides, adjust the fiber alignment properly inside both SFH devices if
required to get proper indication of o/p LEDs)
13.Repeat the above procedure for marker 1& 2 as given in the marker settings table below.

Note:
The students can from hundreds of other combinations apart from the marker settings table.Few settings
may not give proper TDM o/p. Avoid 4 consecutive 1s or 0s in single marker settings to get proper TDM
data.
TX MARKER-1
10010001
11011001
11011001
01011101
10101101
10111001
10110001
10011101
10010101

TX MARKER-2
10110110
10110110
10001010
10001010
10001010
11001011
01101010
01100010
01011001

Result:

TDM multiplexing & demultiplexing is observed & outputs are recorded.

EXPERIMENT 10:

Measurement of frequency, guide wavelength, power, VSWR and attention in the microwave test
bench

Aim:
To Measurement of frequency, guide wavelength, power, VSWR and attention in the microwave test
bench.
Component Required:
Microwave source, Isolator, frequency meter (cavity wave meter) ,Variable attenuator, Slotted section,
tunable probe, detector mount matched termination, VSWR meter, waveguide stands, short circuit tuner,
oscilloscope, BNC-BNC cable.

Block diagram :

Graph:
Standing Wave:

Calculation:
g =2(d2-d1)
g ---Guide wavelength
d1------First minima=7.9+0.08=7.98cm
d2 ----Second minima=10.38cm
g =2(10.38-7.98)
g =4.8cm
c=2a
=2x2.3cm
= 4.6cm
: 1
o2

= 1
g2

+ 1
c2

: 1
o2

= 1
+ 1
(4.8)2
(4.6)2

where o =free space wavelength

o =3.32cm
c
: f= o
=

3x10 10
3 .32

=9.039Hz

Also Vmax=2.2v
Vmin=0.4v

=2.34

Procedure:
Energizing the klystron
1.Set up the system. Connect a matched termination at the end of the setup.
2.Switch ON the cooling tan.
3.Keep the beam voltage control knob in the minimum position & repeller voltage
Knob in maximum position.
4.Switch ON the power supply, adjust the beam voltage to around 250v & keep it
constant.
5.Check the beam current that should be less than 20Ma.
6.Turn the knob to repeller voltage position & check the repeller voltage in the meter. It may be noted that
some meter is used to measure beam voltage, beam current & repeller voltage at the corresponding knob
position.
7.Reduce the repeller voltage to get a square wave form with maximum amplitude in any mode through the
tunable probe & observe if using an oscilloscope.
8.Continue with the following steps to find different parameters.

Measurement of Frequency:
Tune the frequency meter knob to observe a dip in the output & measure the frequency of frequency of
operation. Retune the frequency meter after measuring the frequency.
Measurement of Guide Wavelength:
1.Replace the matched termination with a tunable short & standing wave is produced inside the waveguide.
2.Move the tunable probe & observe the changes in the output. The amplitude will vary with respect to the
movement of the tunable probe along the slotted line section. If may be noted that there will be several
maxima & minima positions.
3.Keep the tunable probe to any minima position & note down the scale provided at the slotted line

section(d1).
4.Move the tunable probe (any direction)to get the next immediate minima & note down the scale(d2).
5.Calculate the guide wavelength using the formula g =2(d2-d1).
6.Calculate the frequency of operation using relation given below & compare it with frequency measured
using the frequency meter.
: 1
o2

= 1
g2

+ 1
c2

g ---Guide wavelength
c---- is the cutoff wavelength of the waveguide
o ----is the free space wavelength
c=2a

where a=2.28cm

Measurement of VSWR :
1.Replace the tunable short with a matched transmission.
2.Move the tunable probe along slotted line section & measure the minimum &
maximum amplitude of the signal.
Vmax
: VSWR= Vmin
3.Alternatively a VSWR meter may be used to measure the VSWR of the component. select normal position
& select suitable dB level to measure the output & clock the reading at the meter at meter in VSWR scale.
Adjust the gain control knob to normalize the VSWR-1.now bring the tunable probe to a minima position
& observe the pointer comes back .The Reading indicates the VSWR of the component.
Measurement of power:
1.Connect an RF power meter at the output to measure the absolute power.
2.Altenatively a VSWR meter may be connected & observe relative power at the output.
Measurement of Attenuation:
1.Change the attenuator knob from its maximum insertion position minimum insertion position to observe
the variation at the output power level in the VSWR meter in the db scale.

Result:
The frequency f=9.03Ghz(Practical)
The Guide wavelength g =4.8cm
VSWR=2.34

EXPERIMENT 11:
Measurement of directivity and gain of antennas: Standard dipole (or printed dipole), Microstrip
patch antenna and Yagi antenna (printed).

Aim:
To measure the directivity & gain of antennas.

Component Required:
Standard dipole antenna, Patch antenna, Yagi antenna

Block Diagram Of Patch Antenna:

Formula:
Gt=Gr

41253
Directivity D=
HP X HPs
G= D

---- efficiency

Pradiated
Efficiency =
Paccepted

Microwave Patch Antenna:

(0) Db (0) Db (0) Db
(v)
(v)
(v)
0
58
60
58 120
49
5
59
65
58 125
50
10
60
70
57 130
52
15
60
75
56 135
54
20
60
80
56 140
55
25
61
85
55 145
55
30
59
90
54 150
56
35
60
95
52 155
57
40
60 100 51 160
58
45
59 105 51 165
58
50
59 110 50 170
59
55
58 115 48 175
59
Block Diagram Of Dipole antenna:

(0) Db
(v)
180
69
185
60
190
60
195
60
200
60
205
60
210
59
215
59
220
59
225
59
230
58
235
58

(0) Db
(v)
240
58
245
56
250
55
255
53
260
52
265
51
270
48
275
48
280
47
285
46
290
47
295
50

(0) Db
(v)
300 52
305 52
310 54
315 55
320 56
325 56
330 57
335 58
340 59
345 60
350 60
355 61

Standard Dipole antenna:

(0) Db (0) Db (0) Db
(v)
(v)
(v)
0
65
60
69 120
65
5
65
65
69 125
65
10
68
70
71 130
64
15
69
75
71 135
65
20
70
80
70 140
63
25
67
85
70 145
63
30
70
90
68 150
64
35
72
95
69 155
66
40
73 100 67 160
67
45
69 105 67 165
68
50
70 110 68 170
68
55
69 115 67 175
68

Block Diagram Of Yagi Uda Antenna:

(0) Db
(v)
180
68
185
68
190
71
195
71
200
71
205
71
210
71
215
73
220
71
225
73
230
73
235
70

(0) Db
(v)
240
72
245
72
250
70
255
70
260
70
265
70
270
70
275
67
280
68
285
69
290
68
295
66

(0) Db
(v)
300 66
305 64
310 63
315 64
320 63
325 67
330 63
335 62
340 63
345 65
350 65
355 65

Yagi Uda Antenna:

(0) Db (0) Db (0) Db
(v)
(v)
(v)
0
64
60
69 120
62
5
60
65
70 125
60
10
58
70
68 130
63
15
60
75
68 135
64
20
59
80
69 140
62
25
67
85
68 145
62
30
68
90
67 150
61
35
68
95
69 155
62
40
66 100 65 160
62
45
67 105 65 165
61
50
65 110 67 170
63
55
69 115 66 175
64

(0) Db
(v)
180
66
185
67
190
69
195
70
200
71
205
71
210
71
215
72
220
70
225
72
230
72
235
72

(0) Db
(v)
240
72
245
71
250
73
255
73
260
72
265
71
270
74
275
70
280
72
285
68
290
65
295
65

(0) Db
(v)
300 65
305 61
310 65
315 59
320 60
325 56
330 58
335 60
340 61
345 62
350 64
355 64

Procedure:
1.Mount the transmitting antenna on the stand. Connected it to the s-9990 transmitter output.
2.Mount the receiving antenna an the positioner & connect it to the s-9990 receiver input . connect the
mains cable & connect it to the mains.
3.The printed & microstrip antenna are gripped in an expected polythene sheet (EPS). The EPS is pressed to
fit on to a u-holder which has a nylon mount attached to it to fix it on the plastic rod.
4.The u-holder is pushed on the EPS as shown & centralized over the slit in the EPS.
5.The printed antenna is slipped in the EPS & appropriately centralized as required.
6.A manual rotator capable of rotating the antenna by 5 degree is used to obtain the polar plot.
7.At every 5 degree position of the antenna the db v reading is stored in the 72 point memory array of the
s-9990 receiver.
8.On completion the data can be displayed recalled from memory.
9.Puy the equipment ON & adjust the antenna positioner to reading no.1 on the disk & note down the value
from s-9990 device.
10.Now align the positioner such that the indicator is pointing to reading number 2 (5 degree) on the disk.
11.Simillarly take the readings upto 355 degree.
12.Plot the polar plot.
Result:
The three antennas are studied & directivity & gain are calculated.

EXPERIMENT 12:
Determination of coupling and isolation characteristics of a
Strip line and directional coupler.

Aim:
Determination of coupling and isolation characteristics of a Strip line and directional coupler.
Component required:
Receiver transmitter generator,5db wideband attenuator 50 ohms 5mA termination 2PCs adapter cable.
Block Diagram of Isolation:

Block Diagram of Coupling:

Directional Coupler:

Procedure:
For coupling character:
1.Connect the cable to generate o/p & the other cable to receiver i/p via attenuator load.
2.Connect directional coupler as per block diagram ie 5mA cable.
3.Close the unused ports using 50 Ohm matched terminations.
4.Take reading from 900-1200HZ for every 10HZ.
5.Find the difference between reference gain & the gain for directional coupler. The
difference provides the characteristic curve.
6.Plot a curve of db values wrt frequency.

For Isolation character:

1.The setup & procedure for isolation characters is same as that of coupling character
2.Connections are made from block diagram.
3.Close unused ports using 50 Ohm matched terminations.
4.Repeat the same procedure as above to take readings & plot the graph.
Tabular Column:

Frequency
Without
(MHz)
device gain
900
920
940
960
980
1000
1020
1040
1060
1080
1100
1120
1140
1160
1180
1200

106.6
106.6
106.6
106.4
106.1
105.7
105.4
105.4
105.4
105.4

Device
gain(db)
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.3
104.0
103.8
103.1
102.7
102.8
102.8

104.7
104.5
104.3
104.5
103.9
103.2

102.7
102.0
101.8
101.9
101.6
100.7

With Device (3db power divider)

Characteristic isolation
Characteristic
gain(db)
1.7
87.5
19
1.8
85.0
21.6
1.7
83.3
23.2
2.1
81.8
24.6
2.1
78.2
27.9
1.9
81.6
24.1
2.6
86.3
19.4
2.7
84.0
21.4
2.6
87.6
17.8
2.6
91.7
13.7
1.9
2.6
2.7
2.3
2.1
2.5

92.4
93.1
93.9
94.6
94.4
94.0

12.2
11.5
10.6
9.6
9.3
9.2

Result:
Coupling & Isolation characteristics of a microstrip directional coupler is determined.

EXPERIMENT 13:
Measurement of resonance characteristics of a microstrip ring resonator and
determination of determination of dielectric constant of the substrate
Aim:
To study the resonance characteristics of a mocrostrip ring resonator.
Component Required: Attenuator pad, microstrip ring resonator, transmitter and receiver.
Block Diagram:

Ring Resonator:

Procedure:
Setup & procedure for creating the reference is same as that of directional coupler setup.
Set up for determining resonance & dielectric constant at a microstrip ring resonator.
1.Conect cable to generatr o/p & other is to be connected via the attenuator pad to the receiver port(ie in place
of 5 mA adapter)
2.Connect ring resonator in between ( ie in place of 5mA adapter)
3.Take readings from 900MHz to 1200MHz at every 10MHz.Tabulate the readings.
4.Find the difference between reference gain & gain for the resonator.
5.The difference provides the characteristic curve for ring resonator .
6.Plot the db values (characteristic) vs with respect to frequency.

Tabular Column:

Frequency
Without
(MHz)
device gain
900
106.5
920
106.6
940
106.5
960
106.4
980
106.1
1000
105.7
1020
105.7
1040
105.4
1060
105.4
1080
105.4
1100
104.6
1120
104.6
1140
104.5
1160
104.2
1180
103.7
1200
103.2

With device
gain
95.7
98.3
101.3
102.5
102.3
101.3
101.0
102.3
102.3
99.4
98.0
98.8
99.0
98.3
96.6
93.9

Characteristic
10.8
8.3
5.2
3.9
3.8
4.4
4.7
3.1
3.1
6.0
6.6
5.8
5.5
5.9
7.9
9.3

Result:

The resonance characteristics of a mocrostrip ring resonator is studied.

EXPERIMENT 14:
Measurement of power division and isolation characteristics of a microstrip 3dB Power divider.
Aim:
To measure the power division and to study the isolation characteristics of a microstrip 3bd power

divider.
Component Required:
Receiver, transmitter generator 5db wideband attenuator,50 Ohm 5mA termination, power divider.

Block Diagram of Power Divsion:

Block Diagram of Isolation:

Power Divider:

Procedure:
To setup reference
1.Setup reference & get the readings for 900MHz-1200MHz ie take readings or normalizing.The readings
obtained from microstrip component under test.
2.Connect one cable to the transmitter output (generator o/p) & the other is to be connected via attenuator pad
to the input.
3.Directly connect the input & output via the 5Ma adapter provided.
Setup for Determining power division characteristic of a microstrip 3db power divider.
1.Connections are made as shown in block diagram.
2.Connect one cable to generate o/p terminal & the other cable is connected via the attenuator pad to receiver
input.
3.Connect 5mA connections of the cable to a 3db power divider & terminators.
4.Take readings with frequencies same as in reference.
5.Subtract the reading obtained from the reference & plot db values so obtained wrt frequency.
6.Repeat the experiment for other port.
Experiment setup for determination of isolation characteristic of a microstrip 3db power divider.
1.Connections are made as shown in the figure.
2.Connect one cable to output & others connected via attenuator pad to the input of the receiver.
3.Connect 5Ma connections of the cable to the 3db power divider & terminator.
4.Now take readings with frequencies same as done in reference.
5.Subtract the reading obtained from the reference & plot the db values so obtained wrt frequency in the
graph.

Tabular Column:
Frequency
Without
(MHz)
device gain

Device
gain(db)

With Device (3db power divider)

Characteristic isolation
Characteristic
gain(db)

900
920
940
960
980
1000
1020
1040
1060
1080
1100
1120
1140
1160
1180
1200

106.5
106.6
106.5
106.4
106.1
105.7
105.7
105.4
105.4
105.4

82.2
82.8
83.0
82.9
82.5
82.0
81.9
82.5
82.7
82.9

24.3
23.8
23.5
23.5
23.6
23.7
23.8
22.8
22.7
22.5

96.0
96.2
96.3
96.0
95.8
95.3
95.2
95.0
94.8
94.7

10.2
10.4
10.2
10.4
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.4
10.6
10.7

104.6
104.6
104.5
104.2
103.7
103.2

83.3
83.5
83.7
84.0
84.2
84.5

21.3
21.1
20.8
20.2
19.5
18.7

94.9
94.5
94.3
94.1
94.7
93.5

9.7
10.1
10.2
10.1
10.0
9.7

Result:
Isolation & power division characteristics of a microstrip 3db power divider is studied.