Microwave Rngineering Short Answer Questions
Microwave Rngineering Short Answer Questions
1. Name different electromagnetic frequency spectrum region and microwave band designations.
2. Advantages of microwaves
3. List the typical applications of microwaves
4. Discuss the similarities and dissimilarities between waveguides and two wire transmission lines.
5. Determine the cut – off frequency of the dominant mode for an air filled rectangular WG when a/b = 2 with a = 4cm.
6. An x – Band rectangular waveguide filled with a dielectric with ε r = 2.25 is operating at f = 9GHZ. Calculate the phase
and group velocities in the waveguide.
7. What is the dominant mode in rectangular wave guide?
8. Examine the TE mode field pattern in rectangular waveguide
9. List out the advantages of micro-strip line over rectangular wave guide.
10. Define the quality factor of a resonator.
11. Determine the group velocity and phase velocity for a dominant mode propagating through a waveguide of breadth
10cms at frequency 2.5GHz.
12. List few applications of a cavity resonator.
13. Distinguish between E-plane Tee and H-Plane Tee.
14. Draw a neat sketch explain the applications of the magic tee as mixer and duplexer
15. Calculate the coupling factor of the directional coupler when incident power is 600 mW and power in the auxiliary
wave guide is 350 µW.
16. A matched isolator has insertion loss of 0.5 db and isolation of 25 db. Find the scattering coefficients.
17. Write the scattering matrix for Isolator
18. Write the scattering matrix for an ideal waveguide section.
19. What are ferrites and give their properties?
20. Define the S-parameters and its properties.
21. Define the following in directional couplers: Coupling, Directivity, Isolation, Insertion loss
22. State the limitations of conventional tubes at microwave frequencies
23. Explain velocity modulation process in two-cavity klystron
24. Why multi-cavity klystrons are preferred? What are their disadvantages?
25. What is the need for slow wave structure?
26. What are the high frequency effects in conventional tubes?
27. Define velocity modulation
28. Distinguish between O – type tubes and M – type tubes.
29. What are the applications of Reflex klystron?
30. Determine the dc velocity of the electron when the applied anode voltage is 1000v.
31. Draw the Applegate diagram for a Reflex klystron.
32. Mention the condition for obtaining the power output in reflex klystron
33. What is scattering matrix? Explain the significance of S - matrix.
34. Write short notes on “Properties of S - matrix”.
35. Explain the characteristics of ferrite materials.
36. Derive S - matrix for series Tee using the properties of S parameters.
37. What are Ferrites? Derive the scattering matrix of an isolator.
38. Formulate the S-Matrix of an ideal 3dB directional coupler.
39. What is Faraday rotation? Explain how a three port circulator operates.
40. State the limitations of conventional tubes at microwave frequencies
41. Explain the principle of operation of two cavity Klystron with neat diagrams.
42. Derive an expression for the power output and efficiency f a two cavity Klystron.
43. What are the performance characteristics of a klystron amplifier?
44. Differentiate between klystrons and TWT.
45. Differentiate between O – type tubes and M – type tubes.
46. What is strapping in magnetron?
47. What is the difference between travelling wave tube and magnetron?
48. Discuss various operating mode of Gunn diodes
49. Explain the negative resistance property of a Gunn diode with the help of 2 valley model.
50. Describe the principle of operation of IMPATT diode
51. Explain GUNN effect. Mention the type materials suitable for fabricating Gunn diode.
52. State the various methods for measuring attenuation?
53. Define the method for measuring VSWR <10
54. What is the principle for microwave frequency measurement?
55. Explain resonant modes in magnetron.