WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY

College Name:
College of Engineering
Name of Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course Title:
Microwave Devices and Systems
Course Code:
ECEG-5153
Target Group:
Electrical and computer Engineering Department 5th - Communications
Instructor Name:
NALLA NANDAKISHORE
Course Description

Introduction to Microwave Devices and Systems

Active and Passive microwave devices & systems

Concepts, theories and applications of microwave devices and systems.

Principles and Analysis of Waveguides

Introduction to Microwave Circuits

Review of Network Parameters and Transmission Line Theory

The Scattering Parameters

Impedance Matching

Passive Microwave Components and Networks

Introduction to Active Microwave Devices

Course Objectives
Revise some important topics such as Maxwells Equations and basic waveguide
analysis.
Describe some areas of Microwave and Millimetre Wave Applications.
Distinguish between lumped and distributed elements based on the physical length of
the lumped components.
Investigate the parasitic effects on Lumped Elements.
Introduces some of the Active Microwave devices such as Diodes, BJT Transistors,
and Field Effect Transistors.
Describe some of the tools needed for RF/Microwave Design such as Scattering
Parameters.
Analyze the Stability and gain of two-port systems using S- Parameters.

Design Matching Networks using Lumped and Distributed Element method.

Describe a simple practical design process which will solve basic filter needs.
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Students Roles
Active participation inside and outside the classroom.
Submit assignments and group works before the deadline.
Be competent in doing their exercises, quizzes and exam.

Course Outline

CHAPTER-1: RF/Microwave Systems

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Revision of Maxwells Equation
1.3 RF, M-Wave, and millimeter wave
applications
1.4 Freq bands and modes of operation
1.5 Review of Waveguide analysis
1.6 Elementary Definitions
1.7 Basic RF transmitters and Receivers

Contents
CHAPTER-4 : Two-port Networks
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Two Port Parameters
4.3 S Parameters
4.4 Stability
4.5 Gain
Power Gain
Voltage Gain
Current Gain
4.6 Introduction to Three-Ports

CHAPTER-2
Lumped and Distributed Systems
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Transition from RF to Microwave
Circuits
2.3 Parasitic Effects on Lumped Elements
2.4 Distributed Elements
2.5 Hybrid Element
Helical Coil

CHAPTER-5 : Impedance Matching

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Smith Charts and Matching
5.3 Impedance Matching Networks
5.4 Element Matching
Single Element
Two Element
5.5Matching Networks
Using Lumped Elements
Using Distributed Elements
5.6 Bandwidth Constraints

CHAPTER-3
Active Devices
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Diodes
3.3 Microwave Transistors
Transistor classification
Transistor structure
DC model of BJT
3.4 Hetrojunction Bipolar transistors
3.5 Microwave FET
MOSFETS
GaAs MESFETS
HEMT

CHAPTER-6
Microwave Filters
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Low Pass Prototype Filter Design
Butterworth Response
Chebyshev Response
6.3 LP, HP, and BP Filters
6.4 Transmission Line Filters

Textbook:
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References:
Microwave Circuit Design using linear and non-linear techniques, by Vendelin/Pavio
Computer Aided Design of Microwave Circuits, by K.C. Gupta
Passive and Active Microwave Circuits, by J. Helszajn
Foundations of Microwave Engineering, by R.E. Collin
Microwave Transistor Amplifier Analysis and Design, by G. Gonzalez
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT ACTION PLAN FORMAT
Course title: Microwave Devices and Systems

Course Code: ECEG-5153

Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Credit hrs. 6

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Remarks

Prepared by: NALLA NANDAKISHORE Date: _______

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