4 WARANGAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY &SCIENCE::WARANGAL IV/IVB.Tech. II- Mid Examinations, AUGUST-2013 (Branch: ECE) Date:23.09.

2013 Subject:MICOWAVE ENGINEERING Answer all Questions

1. (a) What is a magnetron ? What is its operation and applications ?(4M) (b) Describe the procedure to measure impedance using reflectometer. (4M) (c) Give a neat sketch of point contact diode and explain.(3M) (d) Explain the operation of rotary vain attenuator. (3M)

Max Marks: 50 Time: 2 Hrs

2. (a) What is Gunn diode ? How is it mounted in a cavity to produce oscillations?(6M) (b) What is a Cavity? What are its applications?(6M) OR (c) What are avalanche transit time devices? Explain the operation of IMPATT.(6M) (d) What is Faraday rotation? Give its applications.(6M) 3. (a) What is Hull cutoff voltage ? What is PI mode of operation? Why do you prefer.(6M) (b) Describe the applications of Gunn diode.(6M) OR (c) Why scattering matrix is needed at microwave frequencies? Explain the properties of Scattering matrix.(6M) (d)Give the S parameters of an ideal attenuator while it reads -12 dB.(6M) 4. (a) Explain the methods to measure(6M) (i) absolute power (ii) relative power (b) What is VSWR meter? Give its block diagram and explain.(6M) OR (c) Give the experimental set up to measure the radiation resistance of a horn. (6M) (d) Explain the methods of measurement of attenuation with neat block diagrams (6M)