Course Code and Title
Microwave Engineering (EE3507)
Course Category
PME
Course Credit
3-0-0-3 (L-T-P-C)
Prerequisite Course
Undergraduate course Electromagnetic Fields
Consent of Teacher
Yes
Learning Objectives
Analyze various design aspects of matching network, filters, and resonators. Develop skills using mathematical and electromagnetic tools to calculate the S-parameters of a network. Use transmission lines to analyze matching networks and resonator design. Solve assignments on rectangular and circular waveguide resonators. Design power dividers and directional couplers for a class project in HFSS.
Syllabus
| Module | Topics Covered |
|---|---|
| 1. Microwave Network Analysis | Impedance and Equivalent Voltages and Currents, Impedance and Admittance Matrices, Reciprocal Networks, Lossless Networks, Scattering Matrix, Relation to Impedance Matrix, Equivalent Circuits for Two-Port Networks, Network Analyzer Calibration, Excitation of Waveguides |
| 2. Impedance Matching and Tuning | Matching with Lumped Elements (L Networks), Analytic Solutions, Smith Chart Solutions, Stub Tuning, Quarter-Wave Transformer; Microwave Resonators: Series and Parallel Resonant Circuits, Loaded and Unloaded Q, Transmission Line Resonators, Rectangular Waveguide Cavity Resonators |
| 3. Power Dividers and Directional Couplers | Properties of Dividers and Couplers, Three-Port Networks (T-Junctions), Four-Port Networks (Directional Couplers), T-Junction Power Divider, Lossless and Resistive Dividers, Wilkinson Power Divider, Waveguide Directional Couplers |
| 4. Microwave Filters | Filter Design by Insertion Loss Method, Characterization by Power Loss Ratio, Maximally Flat Low-Pass Filter, Equal-Ripple Low-Pass Filter, Linear Phase Low-Pass Prototypes, Filter Transformations, Bandpass and Bandstop Transformations, Filter Implementation, Richards’ Transformation, Kuroda’s Identities, Impedance and Admittance Inverters, Coupled Line Filters |
Textbooks
- Microwave Engineering, 4th edition by D. M. Pozar, John Wiley, 2013
- RF Circuit Design: Theory and Applications, 2nd edition by R. Ludwig, G. Bogdanov, Pearson, 2009