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Lesson Information

Course Credit
Course ECTS Credit
Teaching Language of Instruction İngilizce
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?
Course Coordinator
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant None

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course This course makes an introduction to microwave theory. Students successfuly completing this course are expected to: Formulate voltage and current wave propagation in high frequency transmission lines. Understand the mode concept in rectangular and circular waveguides. Analyze waveguides by field theory and equivalent circuit models. Learn impedance matching techniques. Gain experience in microwave measurement techniques.
Course Content Plane waves. Wave Equation. Transmission lines, phase and attenuation constants. Rectangular and circular waveguides. Mode concept. Impedance transformation and matching techniques. Equivalent circuit analysis and scattering matrices. Microwave measurement techniques.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Plane waves, wave equations and boundary conditions
2Maxwell's equations in waveguides
3TEM, TE and TM modes
4Field analysis of transmission lines
5Distributed circuit analysis of transmission lines
6Loaded transmission lines and power flow
7Impedance Matching Techniques
8Midterm Exam
9Usage of Smith Chart
10Waveguides
11Basics of microwave measurements
12Impedance and scattering matrix
13Wideband matching circuits-1
14Wideband matching circuits-2

Resources

1-Lecture notes
2-Microwave Engineering, D. M. Pozar, Addison Wesley.
3-Foundations for Microwave Engineering, R .E. Collin, McGraw-Hill.