Electronics

Engineering

Microwave Engineering

Comprehensive Theory
with Solved Examples and Practice Questions

Publications
 Publications

MADE EASY Publications

Corporate Office: 44-A/4, Kalu Sarai (Near Hauz Khas Metro Station), New Delhi-110016
E-mail: infomep@madeeasy.in
Contact: 011-45124660, 8860378007
Visit us at: www.madeeasypublications.org

Microwave Engineering
Copyright ©, by MADE EASY Publications.
All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced
into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical,
photo-copying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the above
mentioned publisher of this book.

First Edition: 2015

Second Edition: 2016
Third Edition: 2017
Fourth Edition: 2018

© All rights reserved by MADE EASY PUBLICATIONS. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form without the
written permission from the publisher.
Contents
Microwave Engineering

Chapter 1 3.4 Magic-Tee (Hybrid Tee)...............................................66

3.5 Hybrid Ring (Rat-Race Circuit).................................70

Introduction.............................................. 1
3.6 Directional Coupler.....................................................71
1.1 Microwave Frequencies............................................... 2
3.7 Ferrite Devices...............................................................81
1.2 Microwave Engineering............................................... 3
Student Assignments-1................................................89
1.3 Microwave Properties and Advantages................. 3
Student Assignments-2................................................89
1.4 Applications of Microwaves....................................... 4

Student Assignments-1.................................................. 6
Chapter 4
Student Assignments-2.................................................. 6
Microwave Tubes....................................91
4.1 Introduction...................................................................91
Chapter 2
4.2 Two Cavity Klystron Amplifier..................................92
Waveguides............................................... 7
4.3 Multicavity Klystron Amplifier.............................. 107
2.1 Waveguides...................................................................... 7
4.4 Reflex Klystron Oscillator........................................ 109
2.2 Rectangular Waveguides...........................................10
4.5 Travelling Wave Tube (TWT).................................. 119
2.3 Circular Waveguides (Cylindrical)...........................43
4.6 Magnetron................................................................... 126
2.4 Other Waveguides.......................................................49
Student Assignments-1............................................. 132
Student Assignments-1................................................51
Student Assignments-2............................................. 132
Student Assignments-2................................................51
Chapter 5
Chapter 3
Microwave Solid State Devices............134
Microwave Components & Circuits.......53
5.1 Introduction................................................................ 134
3.1 Introduction...................................................................53
5.2 Microwave Bipolar Transistors.............................. 134
3.2 S-Parameters..................................................................53
5.3 Tunnel Diodes............................................................ 139
3.3 Waveguide Tees............................................................60
5.4 Transferred Electron Devices - Gunn Diodes... 146

(iv)
 5.5 Avalanche Transit-Time Devices.......................... 156 6.8 Measurement of Q (Quality Factor).................... 188

5.6 Parametric Amplifiers.............................................. 165 6.9 Microwave Antenna Gain Measurements........ 189

5.7 PIN Diode..................................................................... 171 Student Assignments-1............................................. 192

5.8 MASER........................................................................... 172 Student Assignments-2............................................. 192

Student Assignments-1............................................. 173

Chapter 7
Student Assignments-2............................................. 174
Miscellaneous Topics............................194
Chapter 6 7.1 Cavity Resonators...................................................... 194

Microwave Measurements...................175 7.2 Microstrip Lines......................................................... 199

6.1 Introduction................................................................ 175 7.3 Microwave Communication System.................. 202

6.2 Frequency Measurement....................................... 176 7.4 Microwave Antennas............................................... 204

6.3 Power Measurements.............................................. 178 7.5 Friss Formula............................................................... 206

6.4 VSWR Measurements............................................... 181 7.6 Radar Equation........................................................... 208

6.5 Attenuation Measurement.................................... 186 Student Assignments-1............................................. 210

6.6 Impedance Measurement...................................... 187 Student Assignments-2............................................. 210

6.7 Phase Shift Measurement...................................... 188

nnn

(v)