Microwave Theory and Design

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  Topic 1

  Introduction

  Definition of microwaves. Application areas. The microwave spectrum. Household electronic components and their frequencies of operation. Electromagnetic spectrum.

  • Lecture 1 File
  • Lecture 2 File
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  Topic 2

  Transmission Lines

  Circuit representation of TL's, time domain TL equations, Lossless line, transmission lines with sinusoidal excitations, Finite transmission Lines. Impedance transtormations, some special transformations on a lossles TL, some special transformations on a lossy TL. Impedance matching. The Smith chart.

  • Lecture 3 File
  • Lecture 4 File
  • Lecture 5 File
  • Lecture 6 File
  • Lecture 8 File
  • Lecture 9 File
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  Waveguides

  Definition of a Waveguide, classification of the modes of propagation, general solutions for TEM, TE and TM waves. Rectangular waveguides, TM modes, a separation of variables solution, propagation constant, cutoff frequency, the wave impedance, the guide wavelength, the phase velocity. 

  • Lecture 10 Waveguides File 566.1KB PDF document Uploaded 6/11/17, 16:12
  • Lecture 11 - Waveguides File
  • Lecture 12 - Striplines File
  • Lecture 13 - Microstiplines File
  • Microwave Network Analysis File 198.3KB PDF document
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