Important Questions From Microwave Engineering (REC-601) : o SH 11 R R

Important questions from Microwave Engineering(REC-601)
1. A reflex klystron is operated at following conditions:

Vo =600 V,L= 1 mm, Rsh=15kΩ. e/m=1.759x1011,fr=9GHz .The tube is oscillating at fr at the peak of the
3
n=2 mode or 14 mode .Assume that the transit time through the gap and beam loading can be neglected.
Calculate the repeller voltage, electronic efficiency and the direct current necessary to give a microwave
gap voltage of 200 V.
2.With support of diagram explain 8 cavity Magnetron. Discuss the role of slow wave structure in
TWT.
3. What are the limitations of conventional active device at microwave frequencies.
4.A two cavity klystron has beam voltage V 0 =900V and beam current I 0 =30mA with operating
frequency of 8GHz. If gap spacing in either cavity(d)=1mm, spacing between centers of cavity
(L)=4cm, effective shunt impedance R sh =40KΩ Find
(i) The electron velocity
(ii) DC electron transit time
(iii) Input Voltage for maximum output voltage
(iv) Voltage gain
(v) Why we put Repeller negative with respect to Beam voltage in Reflex Klystron?
5. With relevant diagram explain the working of Reflex Klystron
6. Explain principle of operation , performance characteristics and application of two cavity klystron.
7.What is Travelling Wave Tube? Explain the principle of operation and construction of T.W.T. Also
write its limitations.
8.Discuss the role of slow wave structure in TWT.
9.What are Avalanche transit time devices? Explain the operation, construction and applications of
the following: (i) IMPATT (ii) TRAPATT.
10.Explain Gunn diode with the help of Ridley-Watkins- Hilsum theory and Two Valley model
theory. Describe the modes of operation for Gunn diode.
11. Discuss the working of tunnel diode and explain its two applications.
12. Draw the physical structure and explain principle of operation of IMPATT diode.An IMPATT
diode has the following parameters : Carrier drift velocity V d = 2 × 10cm/sec Drift region length
L = 6 x10 -6cm
Maximum operating Voltage Vomax=100V, Maximum operating Current Iomax=200mA, Efficiency 𝜂
=15%, Breakdown Voltage Vbd =90V.
Calculate: (a) the maximum CW output power in watts; (b) the resonant frequency in GHz
13. What do you mean by VSWR ? Explain any technique for its measurement. Calculate the VSWR
of transmission system operating at 10 GHz. Assure TE 10 wave transmission inside a wave guide
of dimension a = 4 cm and b = 2.5 cm. The distance measurement between twice power point is 1
mm on a slotted line.
14. Explain microwave test bench.
15. How Insertion and Attenuation loss of Isolator are measured? Explain in detail.
16. Incident power in a direction Coupler is 520mW. If the power in an auxiliary arm is 325μW.
Calculate the coupling factor.
17. Design a 4 port Circulator using Magic Tee.
18. What are ferrites? Why are these useful in microwaves? Mention their properties.[12-13]
19. Explain the construction, working and application of isolators based on Faraday rotation.
20. Explain Magic tee and its application. Derive the scattering matrix for magic tee.
21. Derive the schematic diagram of four port microwave circulator and derive it S-matrix.
22.Prove that it is impossible for a general three-port junction (for example E-plane tee) of arbitrary
symmetry to present matched impedance at all three arms.
23. Write any two properties of E-plane tee microwave device.
24. An air filled rectangular waveguide has dimensions of 6 cm × 4 cm. It propagates a signal at 3 GHz.
Compute the following for TE mode :(i) Cut-off frequency (ii) Phase velocity (iii) Group velocity.
25.An airfilled rectangular waveguide with a cross section 2 × 1 cms transports energy in the TE 10 mode
at a rate of 0.5 hp. The impressed frequency is 30 GHz. What is the peak value of electric field in the
guide? [13-14] [11-12]
26. Show that TM 10 and TM 01 modes in rectangular waveguide do not exist.
27.Write short note on Microstrip transmission line.
28.Use Maxwell’s equations to show that TEM mode cannotexist in the hollow waveguide
29.A circular cavity resonator having length 8 cm and radius=2 cm is operating in the dominant mode
TE111(X'np = 1.841).Calculate resonant frequency.
30. Derive the field equations for TE mode in rectangularwaveguide.
31. A micro strip line is constructed of a copper conductor and a lossless dielectric board. The relative
dielectric constant of the fiberglass-epoxy board is 5.23, and the line characteristic impedance is 50Ω.
Calculate the line inductance and the line capacitance.
32.What are the various methods for measuring frequency? Discuss them in detail.
33.. Describe in detail the operation of a 2-hole Directional Coupler. Calculate the coupling factor if the
power in the primary waveguide is 72 mw and the power delivered to the Directional Coupler is 8 mw
34.Define Microwave Region. Write down different Micowave Bands defined by IEEE.
35.ATE 11 mode is propagating through a circular waveguide. The radius of the guide is 5 cm and the
guide contains an air dielectric (X’nm= 1.841) find f c , λ c , and z g for an operating frequency of 3.0
GHz.
36.A circular cavity resonator having length 8 cm and radius=2 cm is operating in the dominant mode
TE 111 (X’nm= 1.841).Calculate resonant frequency.
37. Define dominant mode, degenerate mode, group velocity and phase velocity in the context of
waveguide.
38. Derive the expression for a TM wave and obtain all the field components in a rectangular waveguide.
39. Explain Magic tee and its application. Derive the scattering matrix for magic tee.
40. Derive hull cut off magnetic equation for magnetron.
Unit-5(important questions)
1. Discuss the following methods for measurement of impedance and reflection coefficient using :
(i) Slotted line
(ii) Reflecto-meter. [12-13]
2. What do you mean by VSWR ? Explain any technique for its measurement. Calculate the VSWR
of transmission system operating at 10 GHz. Assure TE10 wave transmission inside a wave guide
of dimension a = 4 cm and b = 2.5 cm. The distance measurement between twice power point is 1
mm on a slotted line. [12-13][11-12]
3. Describe the following methods for the measurement of attenuation :(i) Power Ratio method
(ii) RF substitution method. [12-13]
4. How Insertion and Attenuation loss of Isolator are measured? Explain in detail. [13-14] [11-
12][15-16]
5. Explain in detail measurement of antenna characteristics. [13-14] [11-12]
6. How frequency of source is measured using microwave test bench? Explain in detail[13-14]
7. Discuss the salient features of microwave measurements. Describe a voltagestanding
wave ratio (VSWR) meter.[15-16]
8. Explain the experimental setup measurement set up of radiation pattern and beam width.
9. Explain the method of measuring VSWR < 10

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