DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA

B. Tech 5th semester, End Semester Examination, Autumn 2022-23
Subject ID: EC-3505 (Section–EC) Subject: Microwave Engineering
Maximum marks:50 Time: 3 hours
Instructions:
1. Answer all questions.
2. All parts of a question should be written in single continuous place.
3. Due credit will be awarded for neatness and appropriateness of answers.
Write answer in 1-2 sentences.
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I. Z-matrix of a 2-port network has got real part of all the impedances are zeros. The network
can be called as 8=
[A] Reciprocal [B] Symmetric
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[C] Lossless [D] None of the A, B, and C

II. The field inside a microstrip line can be called as

[A] TE [B] TM

[C] TEM [D] Hybrid

III. Which resonator has got highest quality factor in microwave frequency?
[A] Quarter wavelength coaxial cable [B] Waveguide resonator
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[C] Quarter wavelength microstrip lines [D] R-L-C

IV. Which filter is preferrable if more attenuation is required in the stop band?
[A] Butterworth [B] Chebyshev

[C] Linear Phase [D] None of the A, B, and C

V. A filter having insertion loss of 6 dB. How much %power will be delivered to the load in
perfectly matched condition?
VI. Is it possible to match all three ports of a 3-port power divider? Give example.
VII. What is the dominant mode in a rectangular cavity resonator?
VIII. Among strip line and microstrip line which one is more lossy and why?

i. Find ABCD matrix for a transmission line connected with N:1 transformer.
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ii. A perfectly matched directional coupler has got coupling of 10 dB, and directivity of 30 dB.
How much power will be available at the isolated port for an input power of 1 mW? 6=
iii. A lossless transmission line operating at 4.0 GHz has 𝐿 = 2.4 𝜇H/m and 𝑍0 = 60 Ω. Calculate
2. the phase constant 𝛽 and the phase velocity 𝑢. 12
iv. A Circular Waveguide of radius a= 10 cm that is filled with a material with dielectric constant
εr=9 is used at frequency of 2 GHz. For the dominant mode of TM, determine the following:
a) Cutoff frequency
b) Guide Wavelength.

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 v. Write down scattering matrix of Magic Tee.
vi. Explain how unequal power division can be possible in a Wilkinson Dividers.

A 50-Ω transmission line is terminated to a load with an unknown impedance. The standing wave ratio
3. 𝑠 = 2.4 on the line and a voltage minimum occurs 0.125𝝀 from the load. a) Determine the load
impedance. b) How far is the first maximum voltage from the load? c) Is the load capacitive or 5
inductive?
Consider a two-port network consisting of a junction of two transmission line with characteristic
impedances 𝑍01 = 50 Ω and 𝑍02 = 60 Ω, as shown below. Find the generalized scattering parameters 5
of this network.
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A directional coupler (port 3 is coupled, port 4 is isolated) has the scattering matrix given below. Find
the directivity, coupling, isolation and return loss at the input port when the other ports are terminated
in matched loads. What is the reflection coefficient at the input port (port 1) if a short circuit is placed
at the coupled port and all other ports are terminated with matched loads?
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0.05∠30 0.96∠0 0.1∠90 0.05∠90 5
0.96∠0 0.05∠30 0.05∠90 0.1∠90
[S] = [ ]
0.1∠90 0.05∠90 0.04∠30 0.96∠0
0.05∠90 0.1∠90 0.96∠0 0.05∠30

An air-filled circular waveguide is to be operated at a frequency of 6 GHz and is to have dimensions

6. such that fc = 0.8f for the dominant mode. Determine: a) The diameter of the guide. b) The wavelength
λ, and c) the phase velocity 𝑣𝑝 in the guide. 5

Derive the scattering matrix of 180-degree hybrid coupler using even and odd mode analysis
7. techniques.
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Design a maximally flat low-pass composite filter with a cutoff frequency 3 GHz, impedance 50 ohm,
8. and 40 dB insertion loss at 30 GHz frequency.
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