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VSA GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS DEPATRMENT OF ECE IV/VII SEMESTER 8. Explain about hybrid circuit. State its application. Unit 2- Microwave tubes. 2 marks 1. What is transit time? 2. Write the classification of microwave tubes 3. Notes on O-type tubes 4. Notes on M-type tubes. 5. Name the two configurations of klystron. 6. What is drift space? 7. Define velocity modulation. 8. Define bunching. 9. State the power gain, power output and efficiency of two cavity klystron amplifier. 10. What is catcher cavity. 11. Mention the application of two cavity klystron. 12. Define electronic efficiency. 13. Define reflex klystron. 14. State the applications and characteristics of a reflex klystron. 15. What is applegate diagram? 16. What is meant by microwave resonators? 17. Define resonant frequency. 18. What is the need of quality factor Q? 19. What are the drawbacks in klystron? 20. What is TWTA? 21. What is the need of slow wave structures? 22. Give the comparision between TWTA and klystron amplifier. 23. State the characteristics of TWTA. 24. State the floquets periodicity theorem. 25. Write the expression for convection current electron beam in TWT. 16 marks 1. What is velocity modulation? explain how velocity modulation is utilized in klystron. 2. Explain the two cavity klystron amplifier and derive the expression for

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Unit 1 microwave network characterization and passive devices. 2 marks 1. Define scattering. 2. Define microwave junction 3. Why the S parameters are used in microwaves? 4. What are the properties of [S] matrix? 5. Write the unitary property for a lossless junction 6. Define Tee junction. 7. What is H plane and E plane Tee? 8. Define difference and sum arms. 9. Write the applications of magic tee. 10. What is hybrid rings? 11. Name some uses of waveguide twists. 12. Define coupling factor. 13. Define directivity of directional coupler. 14. Define isolation. 15. What is circulator? 16. Write the characteristics of a three port tee junction. 17. Name the different types of directional couplers. 18. Define non reciprocal devices. 16 marks 1. Write about the relationship between [S],[Y],[Z], ABCD matrix. 2. Write and prove the properties of [S] matrix. 3. Explain the operation of H plane tee and derive the scattering matrix for it. 4. Explain the operation of E plane tee and derive the scattering matrix for it. 5. Explain the operation of magic plane tee and derive the scattering matrix for it. 6. Discuss about various losses available in microwave. 7. Discuss in detail about directional coupler with its scattering matrix.

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the efficiency, power output of a two cavity klystron amplifier. What is klystron? Describe its operation and obtain an expression for its power output. Derive the expression for optimum distance of klystron in bunching process. Draw and explain the operation of klystron oscillator and derive the expression for velocity modulation in klystron oscillator. Explain the working of TWT amplifier with neat sketch and derive amplification process and convection current in TWT. Explain about helical slow wave structure with neat sketch. Derive the expression for axial electric field and output power gain in TWT. Derive Hull-cutoff condition with respect to magnetron. Explain the construction and working of cylindrical magnetron. Derive the expression for cyclotron angular frequency of cylindrical magnetron. 2. Write short notes on low and high VSWR.(Nov-11) 3. Explain VSWR through return loss measurements? 4. Explain the method of measuring impedance of a given load, with suitable diagram? (Nov-10) 5. Explain insertion loss and attenuation measurements? (Apr-10) 6. Explain the measurements of scattering parameters of a network?(Nov-09) 7. Explain in detail about spectrum analyzer. 8. Explain in detail about network analyzer. Unit 4 - Microwave semiconductor devices 1. What is transferred electron effect? 2. What is negative resistance in Gunn diode? 3. Draw the equivalent circuit of Gunn diode. 4. What are the various modes of operation of Gunn diode and compare it? 5. What are the elements that exhibit Gunn Effect? 6. Write the differences between Microwave transistors and transferred electron devices (TEDs). 7. What are the modes available in negative resistance device? 8. Write the disadvantages of the source generation of solid state microwave devices. 9. Why Gunn diode amplifier is called travelling domain amplifier. 10. Define Gunn oscillation mode. 11. What is meant by stable amplification mode? 12. Define LSA mode. 13. What is meant by bias circuit oscillation mode? 14. Mention the name of domain modes available in Gunn oscillation mode. 15. Define avalanche transit time devices. 16. What are the modes available in avalanche devices? 17. Define quality factor Q. 18. What is the factors exhibit differential negative resistance in IMPATT?

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Unit 3-Microwave measurements 2 marks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. What do you meant by slotted line? Define reflection co efficient. What is voltage standing wave ratio? Define guide wavelength. Give a note on return loss. Mention the drawback in return loss measurements. Name two methods to measure impedance. Define attenuation loss. What do you meant by reflection loss? Define insertion loss. What are the contributions of insertion loss? Define scattering parameters. What do you meant by isolation?

16 marks 1. Explain the slotted line method?

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19. Write down the expression for resonant frequency and efficiency of IMPATT diode. 20. Write down the applications of TRAPATT and IMPATT diodes. 21. Define the reactance. 22. Explain the plasma formation in TRAPATT diode. 23. Give Manley-Rowe relation. 24. What is meant by degenerate parametric amplifier? 25. Define bilateral negative resistance parametric amplifier. 26. What is idler circuit and what is meant by idler frequency? 16 marks 1. Explain in detail about Gunn diode with neat diagram?(Nov-09) 2. Explain Ridley-Watkins-Hilsum theory with the help of two valley modal.(Apr08) 3. Describe in details about LSA diode? 4. Explain about microwave generator. 5. Explain about Read diode. 6. What are avalanche transit time device? Explain operation, construction and applications of IMPATT, TRAPATT and BARRIT.(Nov-09) 7. Explain the theory of a negative resistance amplifier? 8. What are parametric devices? Explain the working of a parametric up converter and down converter?(Apr-08) 9. Derive Manley-Rowe power relations.(Nov-11) Unit 5 strip lines 1. What are strip lines. 2. Define micro strip line. 3. Mention the types of losses in micro strip line. 4. What is parallel, coplanar and partially shielded strip line? 5. Mention some of the limitations of microstrips. 6. Distinguish strip line and micro strip.why conventional open wire lines are not suitable for microwave transmission? 7. Define planar transmission. 8. Mention the characteristics impedance of a microstrip line. 9. Define attenuation constant. 10. What do you meant by ohmic attenuation constant? 11. Define substrate. 16 marks 1. Describe the construction and field pattern for microstrip line. 2. Explain about dielectric loss of microstrip and drive the expression for it.(Nov-09) 3. Explain about ohmic loss of microstrip and drive the expression for it.(Nov-09) 4. Explain about radiation loss of microstrip and drive the expression for it.(Nov-09) 5. Derive the expression for the quality factor Q of microstrip lines. 6. What are the limitations of microstrip lines? 7. Briefly explain about parallel strip lines. 8. Write short notes on coplanar lines and shielded strip lines.

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