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à Guided wave theory: TE and TM modes in hollow metallic waveguides, waveguide losses, equivalent transmission line à Rectangular and circular waveguides à Transverse resonance method, dielectric filled rectangular waveguide à (*) Ridged waveguide à Microstrip lines
à Impedance [Z] and admittance [Y] matrices, scattering parameters [S], transfer matrix, signal flow graph analysis à Fundamental properties of network parameters: Poynting theorem, Reciprocity theorem, Foster reactance theorem
à Radiation from arbitrary currents inside waveguides à (*) Excitation of waveguides by coaxial probes and current loops à Coupling by apertures, apertures on transverse wall and broad wall of rectangular waveguide à (*) Obstacles and discontinuities in waveguides and their equivalent circuits à Discontinuities and junctions in microstrip lines
à Basic components: mode filters, matched load, sliding short, fixed and variable attenuators, waveguide twist, phase shifters à Basic properties of couplers and dividers à Waveguide directional coupler design à Quadrature hybrid, hybrid ring, Magic-T à Power divider: T junctions, Wilkinson power divider à Coupled transmission lines: microstrip directional coupler, Lange coupler
à Fundamentals of resonant circuits, quality factor, coupling factor à Transmission line resonators à Microwave cavity resonators: cylindrical and rectangular cavities à Coupling to microwave resonators à (*) Dielectric resonators, microstrip patch resonators
à Radiation mechanism à Maxwell's equations, vector potentials, radiation integrals à Fundamental parameters of antennas: radiation pattern parameters, efficiency, beamwidth, gain, directivity, polarization, effective aperture, radiation resistance à Friis transmission formula, Radar range equation à Antenna noise temperature, noise considerations in radio link, radio link budget calculation
à Electrically small dipoles à Resonant dipole antennas à Antennas above ground planes, image theory à Folded dipole antenna à Antenna impedance à Impedance matching techniques for dipole antennas: T-match, Gamma match, Omega match, Baluns à Uniform and tapered line sources à Small circular loop à Circular loop antenna with constant current à (*) Ferrite loaded loop
à Array factor for linear arrays, pattern multiplication à Linear arrays with uniform amplitude and uniform spacing à Linear arrays with non-uniform amplitude and uniform spacing à Phased array antennas, scan principles à Yagi-Uda array design
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