PES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

BANGALORE SOUTH CAMPUS,

HOSUR ROAD, ELECTRONIC CITY, BANGALORE – 560100
LESSON - PLAN
MICROWAVES AND ANTENNAS
Subject Code : 15EC71 IA Marks : 20
Hours/Week : 04 Exam. Hours : 03
Total Hours : 50 Exam. Marks : 80
Faculty: Dr. Ananya Parameswaran

Class Module No Topic to be Covered % of

/Chapter portions
names covered
Ref. Cum

1. Module -1 Introduction , Reflex Klystron. 20% 20%

2. Microwave Mechanism of Oscillations, Modes of
Tubes and Oscillations, Mode Curve
3. Microwave Microwave Frequencies, Microwave devices,
Transmission Microwave Systems,
4. Lines Transmission Line equations and solutions,
5. Reflection Coefficient
6. Transmission Coefficient
7. Standing Wave
8. Standing Wave Ratio
9. Smith Chart
10. Single Stub matching

11. Module-2 Symmetrical Z Parameters for Reciprocal 20% 40%

Microwave Networks
12. Network Symmetrical Y-Parameters for Reciprocal
theory Networks
13. & S matrix
14. S matrix representation of Multi-Port Networks
15. Microwave Coaxial Connectors
Passive
16. Devices: Adapters
17. Attenuators
18. Phase
Shifters
19. Waveguide Tees
20. Magic tees
21. Module -3 Introduction, Micro Strip lines 20% 60%
22. Strip Lines Parallel Strip lines
23. & Coplanar Strip lines
24. Antenna Shielded Strip Lines
25. Introduction, Basic Antenna Parameters
26. Patterns, Beam Area
27. Radiation Intensity, Beam Efficiency
28. Directivity and Gain, Antenna Apertures
29. Effective Height, Bandwidth, Radio
Communication Link

30. Antenna Field Zones & Polarization

31. Module -4 Introduction, Point Sources, Power Patterns, 20% 80%
Point Power Theorem,
32. Sources and Radiation Intensity, Field Patterns, Phase
Arrays Patterns
33. & Arrays of Two Isotropic, Point Sources
Electric
34. Dipoles Pattern Multiplication
35. Linear Arrays of n Isotropic Point Sources of
equal Amplitude and Spacing
36. Introduction, Short Electric Dipole
37. Fields of a Short Dipole (General and Far Field
Analyses
38. Radiation Resistance of a Short Dipole
39. Thin Linear Antenna(Field Analyses)
40. Radiation Resistances of Lambda/2 Antenna
41. Module -5 Introduction, Small loop
42. Loop and Comparison of Far fields of Small Loop and 20% 100%
Horn Short Dipole
43. Antenna The Loop Antenna General Case, Far field
& Patterns of Circular Loop Antenna with
Antenna Uniform Current
44. Types Radiation Resistance of Loops, Directivity of
Circular Loop Antennas with Uniform Current

45. Horn antennas Rectangular HornAntennas

46. Helical Antenna, Helical Geometry
47. Practical Design Considerations of
Helical Antenna
48. Yagi-Uda array
49. Parabola General Properties
50. Log Periodic Antenna
 Text Books:
Title & Author

Text “1. Microwave Engineering – Annapurna Das, Sisir K Das TMH Publication, 2nd,
2010.
2. Microwave Devices and circuits- Liao, Pearson Education.
3. Antennas and Wave Propagation, John D. Krauss, Ronald J Marhefka and
Ahmad S Khan,4th Special Indian Edition , McGraw- Hill Education Pvt. Ltd.,
2010.
Reference 1. Microwave Engineering – David M Pozar, John Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. 3rdEdn,
2008.
2. Microwave Engineering – Sushrut Das, Oxford Higher Education, 2ndEdn, 2015.
3. Antennas and Wave Propagation – Harish and Sachidananda: Oxford University
Press, 2007.