Pre-Requisite : EC306
Contact Hours and Credits : ( 3 -0- 0 ) 3
To impart knowledge on basics of microwave electron beam devices and their applications in X band frequency.
Design and realization of power dividers, hybrids, directional couplers etc using strip lines and microstrip lines.
Filter design; Kuroda identities. K and J inverters. Filter transformations. Realization using strip lines and microstrip lines.
Transistor amplifiers; Power gain equations. Stability considerations. Analysis. Design using MICs.
Transistor oscillators. Active devices for microwave oscillators. Three port S parameter characterization of transistors. Oscillation and stability conditions.
Diode mixers. Mixer design. Single ended mixer. Balanced mixer. Image rejection mixer. Phase shifter design. PIN diode. Phase shifter.