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    ROLL NO.

    ___________________

    Code: AE72 Subject: MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES


    AMIETE ET (Current Scheme)

    Time: 3 Hours DECEMBER 2015 Max. Marks: 100


    PLEASE WRITE YOUR ROLL NO. AT THE SPACE PROVIDED ON EACH PAGE
    IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING THE QUESTION PAPER.
    NOTE: There are 9 Questions in all.
    Question 1 is compulsory and carries 20 marks. Answer to Q.1 must be written in the
    space provided for it in the answer book supplied and nowhere else.
    The answer sheet for the Q.1 will be collected by the invigilator after 45 minutes of the
    commencement of the examination.
    Out of the remaining EIGHT Questions answer any FIVE Questions. Each question
    carries 16 marks.
    Any required data not explicitly given, may be suitably assumed and stated.
    Q.1 Choose the correct or the best alternative in the following: (2 10)

    a. The velocity of a transmission line


    (A) depends on the dielectric strength of the material used
    (B) increases the velocity along transmission line
    (C) is governed by the skin effect
    (D) is higher for a solid dielectric than for air

    b. An air filled rectangular waveguide of inside dimensions 7 3.5 cm operates in the


    dominant TE10 mode. The cut off frequency is
    (A) 4.28 MHz (B) 4.28 GHz
    (C) 2.14 GHz (D) 8.56 GHz

    c. Which of the following modes of transmission will not be supported by a rectangular


    waveguide?
    (A) TE10 (B) TE11
    (C) TM 11 (D) TM 10

    d. A 3 port circulator is shown in the figure. Which of the following scattering matrices
    relates to this Circulator?

    0 0 1 1 0 0
    (A) 1 0 0 (B) 0 1 0

    0 1 0 0 0 1

    1 0 1 1 1 1
    (C) 0 0 0 (D) 1 0 1
    1 0 1 1 1 0

    AE72 / DEC 2015 1 AMIETE ET (Current Scheme)


    ROLL NO. ___________________

    Code: AE72 Subject: MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES


    e. In Cavity Magnetron, strapping is used to
    (A) Prevent mode jumping
    (B) Prevent cathode back heating
    (C) Ensure bunching
    (D) Improve the phase focussing effect

    f. Which one of the following is a transferred electron device?


    (A) BARITT Diode (B) IMPATT Diode
    (C) Gunn Diode (D) Step Recovery Diode

    g. The major advantage of TWT over Klystron is


    (A) Large bandwidth (B) High gain
    (C) High impedance (D) High output

    h. The Cross Field Amplifier (CFA) is a


    (A) Linear Amplifier (B) Parametric Amplifier
    (C) Non linear Amplifier (D) Saturated Amplifier
    i. The modes on micro-strip line are
    (A) TEM (B) Quasi TEM
    (C) (D) TM

    j. The process of transferring patterns of geometric shapes on a mask to a thin layer of


    resist is known as
    (A) Ion implantation (B) Diffusion
    (C) Lithography (D) Epitaxial growth
    Answer any FIVE Questions out of EIGHT Questions.
    Each question carries 16 marks.
    Q.2 a. Explain (i) Single stub matching and (ii) Double stub matching (8)

    b. A lossless line has a characteristic impedance of 50 and is terminated in a load


    resistance of 75 . The line is energised by a generator which has an output
    impedance of 50 and an open-circuit output voltage of 30 V (rms). The line is
    assumed to be 2.25 wavelengths long. Determine: (8)

    (i) The input impedance


    (ii) The magnitude of the instantaneous load voltage
    iii) The instantaneous power delivered to the load

    Q.3 a. An air filled rectangular waveguide has dimensions of a = 6 cm and b = 4 cm. The
    signal frequency is 3 GHz. Compute the following for the 10 mode; (8)

    (i) Cut off frequency


    (ii) Wavelength in the waveguide
    (iii) Phase velocity
    (iv) Group velocity

    b. A TE11 mode is propagating through a circular waveguide. The radius of the guide is
    = 1.841 = kc a ).
    5 cm and the guide contains an air dielectric. (Given that X 11 (8)

    (i) Determine the cutoff frequency.


    (ii) Determine the wavelength g in the guide for an operating frequency of 3GHz.
    (iii) Determine the wave impedance Z g in the guide.

    AE72 / DEC 2015 2 AMIETE ET (Current Scheme)


    ROLL NO. ___________________

    Code: AE72 Subject: MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES


    Q.4 a. Explain the working of Microwave Circulator. Explain how a four port Circulator is
    constructed with two Magic Tees? (10)

    b. What are Directional Couplers? Explain with a neat diagram. Derive S-matrix of
    Directional Coupler discussed. (6)

    Q.5 a. Explain the physical description of Read Diode. (6)

    b. Explain the principle of operation TRAPATT Diodes. (10)

    Q.6 a. Explain the effect of Lead-inductance and interelectrode capacitance in vacuum tubes
    at microwave frequencies. (8)

    b. Explain the velocity modulation process in Two cavity Klystron. (8)

    Q.7 a. Explain the power output and efficiency of a Magnetron. (8)

    b. Explain the principle of operation Forward Wave Cross-Field Amplifier. (8)

    Q.8 a. Explain (i) Dielectric Losses (ii) Ohmic Losses in a microstrip line. (8)

    b. Explain (i) Distributed Parameters

    (ii) Characteristic Impedance and


    (iii) Attenuation Losses in a parallel strip-lines. (8)

    Q.9 a. What is a substrate? What are the characteristics of an ideal substrate material? (6)

    b. What for resistive materials are used and write the properties of a good microwave
    resistor? (4)

    c. Explain thin film formation. (6)

    AE72 / DEC 2015 3 AMIETE ET (Current Scheme)

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