EEC403: MICROWAVE ENGINEERING

Module I

Transferred Electron Devices: Introduction, GUNN effect diodes (GaAs diode), GUNN diode principle
of operation (RWH theory), modes of operation, LSA diodes, microwave generation and
amplification.

Module II

Avalanche Transit Time Devices: Introduction, read diode, IMPATT Diodes: Physical structures,
negative resistance, power output and efficiency, TRAPATT diodes: Physical structures, principles of
operation, power output and efficiency, parametric devices: Physical structure, nonlinear reactance
and Manley-rowe power relations, parametric amplifiers, and applications.

Module III

Microwave Linear Beam Tubes: Conventional vacuum triodes, tetrodes and pentodes, high
frequency limitations of conventional tubes. Klystrons: Reentrant cavities, velocity modulation
process, bunching process, output power and beam loading, Reflex Klystron: Velocity modulation,
power output and efficiency, electronic admittance.

Module IV

Helix Travelling Wave guides: Slow wave structures, amplification process, convection current, axial
electric field, wave modes, gain considerations. Microwave Crossed-Field Tubes: Magnetron
oscillators types, principle of operation of cylindrical magnetron, equations of electron motion,
cyclotron angular frequency, pi-mode separation.

Module V

Microwave Measurements: Introduction, microwave bench measurement setup, frequency and

wavelength measurements, measurement of power, VSWR, impedance, coupling and directivity of
directional coupler, dielectric constant and phase shift constant.

Text Book(s)

1. Samuel Y. Liao, Microwave Devices and Circuits, 3/e, Prentice Hall of India, 2003.

2. Sushrut Das, Microwave Engineering, 1/e, Oxford University Press, 2014.

References

1. Gottapu Sasibhushana Rao, Microwave and Radar Engineering, 1/e, Pearson Education, 2014.

2. R.E. Collins, Foundations of Microwave Engineering, 1/e, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007.

3. Michael Steer, Microwave and RF Design: A Systems Approach, 1/e, YesDee, 2012.

4. Inder Bahl, Prakash Bhartia, Microwave Solid State Circuit Design, 2/e, Wiley, 2011.