Microwave Theory and Techniques — Summer 2025

Enumerate microwave frequency bands.

Discuss losses associated with microwave transmission.

Enlist microwave passive components. Explain attenuator and resonator in detail.

What are the effects of microwaves on the human body?

Present frequency measurement techniques at microwave frequencies.

What are scattering parameters? Explain them with one suitable example.

Discuss impedance transformation and matching techniques.

Compare circulator and isolator.

Explain the operating principle of the IMPATT diode.

Present analysis of transmission line at microwave frequencies.

Describe the directional coupler.

Explain the operating principle of the Gunn diode.

Present analysis of rectangular waveguide.

What magic is presented by the Magic Tee?

Explain the operation of a single cavity klystron tube.

Describe the design procedure for the microwave amplifier with one example.

How to measure scattering parameters?

Explain the working of magnetron.

Describe the design procedure for the microwave mixer with one example.

What is RFID? Explain in short.

Write a short note on the applications of microwaves.

Discuss power measurement techniques for microwave signals.

What is GPS? Explain in short.

Write a short note on EMI & EMC.

Discuss impedance measurement techniques for microwave signals.