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Department of ECE
U15EC502R - Transmission Lines and Waveguides

B.TLevels of

OutcomeCourse
Date : Marks : 50

Time slot : 1.00 To 1230 pm Duration : 1 ½ hours

PART – A Answer All Questions (5x 4 = 20 Marks)
1. Illustrate the geometry of circular waveguides and list the different types of modes possible through LOTS 5
circular waveguides.
2. Draw the plot of the first and second order Bessel function of first kind and locate at locate first two roots LOTS 5
of the functions.
3. Give the expressions for cutoff frequency of TE and TM modes in circular waveguides. Justify the LOTS 5
determination of Dominant mode among TE and TM Modes.
4. A rectangular cavity resonator is formed with the following waveguide dimensions as width = 4 cm, HOTS 5
height = 2.5 cm and length of the waveguide as 8 cm. Determine the resonance frequency of rectangular
cavity.
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6. HOTS 3

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9. HOTS 3

PART – B Answer All questions (2 x 15 = 30 Marks)

10. Derive the electric and magnetic field equations of TE mode of propagation in a parallel (16) HOTS 3
plane wave guide.

11. (a) To propagate a 5GHz signal in a waveguide whose wall separation is 4 cm. (16) HOTS 3
i) What is the greatest number of half waves of electric filed intensity possible
between 2 conducting walls?
ii) Calculate the guide wavelength for this mode of operation?

(OR)
(b) Explain in detail about construction and performance of rectangular and circular cavity (16) HOTS 3
resonator with neat diagram. Also List its applications.
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Bloom’s LOTS HOTS To
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