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Format For Instruction Plan [for Courses with Lectures and Tutorials

Course No Cours Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorial Practical Credits


ECE403 RF AND MICROWAVE ENGINEERING 12047 :: Cheery Bhargava 3 1 0 4

Text Book: 1 Samuel Y. Liao, Microwave Devices and Circuits ,3rd Edition, Pearson education

2 Reinhold Ludwig, Pavel Bretchko ,RF circuit design , theory and applications Pearson Asia Education

Other Specific Book:


3 R.E.Collin, Foundation of Microwave Engg,McGraw Hill

Other Reading

Sr No Jouranls atricles as compulsary readings (specific articles, Complete reference)


4 The Free Electron Laser Klystron Amplifier Concept; E.L. Saldin et al. / Proceedings of the 2004 FEL Conference, 143-146
5 Magnetron Theory of Operation by Beverly Microwave Division
6 Impedance matched magic tee by Carl E. Baum

Relevant Websites

Sr. No. (Web adress) (only if relevant to the courses) Salient Features
7 http://www.tpub.com/content/neets/14183/css/14183_45.htm impedence matching
8 http://www.tpub.com/neets/book21/88d.htm microwave measurement
9 www.Trans-Techinc.com phase shifters

Detailed Plan For Lectures

1 Approved for Spring Session 2010-11


Week Number Lecture Number Lecture Topic Chapters/Sections of Homework to be Assigned Pedagogical tool
Textbook/other to students Demonstration/case
reference study/images/anmatio
n ctc. planned

Part 1
Week 1 Lecture 1 Introduction: Microwave frequencies, Applications of ->Reference :1,chapter
microwave 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4
Lecture 2 Limitations of conventional tubes, Klystron ->Reference :1,chapter
amplifiers: introduction, Re-enterant cavities 9.1/9.2.1
Lecture 3 Velocity modulation process, bunching process ->Reference :1,chapter
9.2.2/9.2.3
Week 2 Lecture 4 Multi cavity klystron amplifiers ->Reference :1,chapter
9.3
Lecture 5 Reflex klystrons, velocity modulation, power output ->Reference :1,chapter HomeWork 1 Allocation
and efficiency 9.4
Lecture 6 TWT; slow wave structures, Amplification in TWT, ->Reference Term Paper 1 Allocation
Applications of TWT :1,chapter9.5
Week 3 Lecture 7 Magnetron Oscillators: Construction and types ->Reference Video demonstrating
:1,chapter10.1 working of microwave
oven
Lecture 8 Working and modes of operation

Lecture 9 Limitations of conventional solid state devices, ->Reference :1,chapter


Bipolar junction transistor: construction and working 5.1
Week 4 Lecture 10 Tunnel Diode, varactor diode: operation and ->Reference :1,chapter
characteristics 5.3

Part 2
Week 4 Lecture 11 PIN, Schottky barrier diode: operation and ->Reference :2,chapter
characteristics 6.1 6.2.3
Lecture 12 FET: Construction, Characteristics and working ->Reference :1,chapter HomeWork 1 Submission
6.3
Week 5 Lecture 13 Transferred Electron devices; gunn diode, two valley ->Reference :1,chapter Video on generation of
theory, operation and applications 7.1 microwaves
Lecture 14 Avalanche transit time effect, IMPATT diodes, ->Reference :1,chapter
structure, operation 8.2
Lecture 15 TRAPATT diodes, structure, operation and ->Reference :1,chapter HomeWork 2 Allocation
applications 8.3

2 Approved for Spring Session 2010-11


Week 6 Lecture 16 E plane tee and H plane Tee their scattering matrix ->Reference :1,chapter
representation 4.4.1
Lecture 17 Magic Tee and its scattering matrix representation ->Reference :1,chapter
4.4.2
Lecture 18 Directional coupler ->Reference :1,chapter
4.5
Week 7 Lecture 19 S parameters of directional coupler ->Reference :1,chapter HomeWork 2 Submission
4.5
Lecture 20 S parameters of directional coupler ->Reference :1,chapter
4.6
Lecture 21 properties of directional coupler ->Reference
:9,directional coupler
MID-TERM
Part 3
Week 8 Lecture 22 Ferrite rotation, isolators, circulators ->Reference HomeWork 3 Allocation
:1,chapter4.6
Lecture 23 phase shifters and attenuators ->Reference :1,chapter
4.7
Lecture 24 Impedance matching using waveguide irises ->Reference
:7,impedence matching
Week 9 Lecture 25 post and tuning screws and coupling probes ->Reference :7,screws
and probes
Lecture 26 Introduction to microwave measurement ->Reference
:8,microwave
measurements
Lecture 27 Calorimeter and bolometer ->Reference :8, HomeWork 3 Submission ts.nist.gov/Measurement
Services/Calibrations/up
load/TN618.PDF
Week 10 Lecture 28 Measurement of SWR ->Reference :8, http://www.ycars.org/EF
RA/Module
%20C/TLSWR.htm
Lecture 29 Measurement of Frequency and wavelength http://www.ycars.org/EF
RA/Module
%20C/TLSWR.htm

3 Approved for Spring Session 2010-11


Part 4
Week 10 Lecture 30 Microwave bridges ->Reference :8, HomeWork 4 Allocation http://books.google.co.in
/books?
id=NcL_w2LQ8ZcC&pg
=PT321&lpg=PT321&dq
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+bridge&source=bl&ots
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i=book_result&ct=result
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age&q=microwave
%20bridge&f=false
Week 11 Lecture 31 Introduction to RF Concepts, filter types and ->Reference :2,chapter
parameters 5.1.1
Lecture 32 LPF, HPF ->Reference :2,chapter
5.1.2 5.1.3
Lecture 33 BPF, BSF ->Reference :2,chapter Video demonstrating
5.1.4 applications of filters
Week 12 Lecture 34 Characteristics of amplifiers, types of amplifiers ->Reference :2,chapter
9.1
Lecture 35 Amplifier power relations, RF source, Transducer ->Reference :2,chapter
power gain 9.2
Lecture 36 Oscillators and mixers ->Reference :2,chapter HomeWork 4 Submission
10.1
Week 13 Lecture 37 Feedback oscillator, negative resistance oscillators ->Reference :2,chapter Term Paper 1 Submission
10.1.2
Lecture 38 Oscillators phase noise ->Reference :2,chapter
10.1.3
Lecture 39 Feedback oscillator design ->Reference :2,chapter
10.1.4

Spill Over
Week 14 Lecture 40 klystron applications ->Reference :4,

4 Approved for Spring Session 2010-11


Week 14 Lecture 41 microwave bridges ->Reference :3,chapter
7

Details of homework and case studies


Homework No. Topic of the Homework Nature of homework
(group/individuals/field work
Homework 1 klystron amplifiers Individual
Homework 2 FET,tunnel diode Individual
Homework 3 phase shifters, attenuators Individual
Homework 4 microwave bridges, LPF, BPF Individual

Scheme for CA:out of 100*


Component Frequency Out Of Each Marks Total Marks
Homework 3 4 25 75
Term Paper 1 25 25

Total :- 50 100

* In ENG courses wherever the total exceeds 100, consider x best out of y components of CA, as explained in teacher's guide available on the
UMS

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 applications of microwave
2 Applications of Klystron amplifiers
3 Applications of magnetrons
4 Comparison of operation of TWT and magnetrons
5 Bipolar junction transistor‟s applications at microwave frequencies
6 Properties of directional couplers and their usage
7 Scattering matrix representation
8 Application of phase shifters in microwave

5 Approved for Spring Session 2010-11


9 Impedance matching at microwave frequencies
10 Microwave bridges and its applications
11 Design parameters for LPF and HPF
12 Applications of transducers in microwave
13 Oscillator phase noise
14 Mixers and their applications
15 Application of transit time affect in IMPATT diodes

Plan for Tutorial: (Please do not use these time slots for syllabus coverage)
Tutorial No. Lecture Topic Type of pedagogical tool(s) planned
(case analysis,problem solving test,role play,business game etc)

Tutorial 1 Applications of microwave Case analysis


Tutorial 2 klystron amplifier Case analysis
Tutorial 3 TWT,Magnetron Case analysis
Tutorial 4 solid state devices Case analysis
Tutorial 5 TRAPATT IMPATT Case analysis
Tutorial 6 E-plane, H-plane Case analysis
Tutorial 7 magic tee Case analysis

After Mid-Term
Tutorial 8 impedence matching Case analysis
Tutorial 9 microwave measurement Case analysis
Tutorial 10 measurement of SWR Case analysis
Tutorial 11 microwave bridges Case analysis
Tutorial 12 LPF,BPF,HPF,BSF Problem solving
Tutorial 13 oscillators and mixers Case analysis

6 Approved for Spring Session 2010-11

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