UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BEC073

Microwave & Radar Engineering

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 2 semesters · 2 branches

B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering · Sem 7 (Departmental Elective-IV) · B.Tech ECE (Advanced Communication Technology) · Sem 7 (Departmental Elective-IV)

Download PDF

Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Transmission Line

10 hrs

Transmission line equations & solutions, reflection and transmission coefficient, standing wave, standing wave ratio, line impedance and admittance, Introduction to strip lines, Microstrip Transmission line (TL). Wave Guide: Rectangular Wave guide -Field Components and Parameters, TE, TM Modes, Dominant Mode, Circular Waveguides: TE, TM modes. Wave Velocities, Wave guide Cavities.

Unit2

Unit 2: Passive Microwave Devices

8 hrs

Microwave Junctions and Couplers, Scattering Matrix, Passive microwave devices: Microwave Hybrid Circuits, Terminations, Attenuators, Phase Shifters, Microwave Propagation in ferrites, Faraday Rotation, Isolators, Circ ulators. S parameter analysis of all components.

Unit3

Unit 3: Microwave Tubes

7 hrs

Microwave Tubes: Limitation of Conventional Active Devices at Microwave frequency, Two Cavity Klystron, Reflex Klystron, Magnetron, Traveling Wave Tube, Backward Wave Oscillators: Their Schematic, Principle of Operation, Performance Characteristic and their applications.

Unit4

Unit 4: Microwave Measurements

7 hrs

Measurement of Insertion Loss, Frequency, Cavity Q, Dielectric Constant, Scattering Parameters, Noise Factors, Return Loss, Impendence; VSWR Metering and Measurement, High Power Measurement; Power Meters, Microwave Amplifiers.

Unit5

Unit 5: Introduction to RADAR systems

8 hrs

RADAR Block diagram, RADAR Range equation, Probability of detection of false alarm, Integration of RADAR pulses, RADAR cross section of targets, MTI RADAR, CW RADAR.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Analyze various parameters and characteristics of the transmission line and waveguide and also use of wave guide component as per applications.
  2. CO2Describe, analyze and design simple microwave circuits and devices e g couplers, Attenuators, Phase Shifter and Isolators. Student will also understand the microwave propagation in ferrites.
  3. CO3Analyze the difference between the conventional tubes and the microwave tubes for the transmission of the EM waves.
  4. CO4Acquire knowledge about the handling and measurement of microwave equipment.
  5. CO5Differentiate different Radars, find applications and use of its supporting systems.

Text Books

  1. Liao, S.Y., “ Microwave Devices & Circuits”, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall of India Publication, 1995.
  2. Sushrut Das, “Microwave Engineering”, 1st Edition, Oxford University Publication, 2015.
  3. M.I. Skolnik, “Introduction to Radar Engineering “, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill Publication, 2001.

Reference Books

  1. A Das and S.K. Das, “Microwave Engineering”, 1st Edition, Tata McGraw Hill Publication, 2000.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 10 of the original AKTU PDF.

Official AKTU syllabus PDF ↗