ANNA UNIVERSITY COIMBATORE B.E, / B.TECH, DEGREE EXAMINATIONS ~ JUNE 2009 REGULATIONS - 2007 FOURTH SEMESTER - ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (070290038 - TRANSMISSION LINES AND WAVEGUIDES TIME : 3 Hours ‘Max.Marks : 100 PART-A (20x 2=40 MARKS) ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS, 1 Define reflection coefficient and give the formula of 2. Whatis the result of impedance mismatch?. 3, Differentiate reflection loss from insertion loss. 4, What do you mean by frequency distortion? 5, When aline is said tobe in zero dissipation”. 6 Define standing wave ratio, 7. What are constant 'S' circles? 8. Mention two applications of smith chart. 8. What do you mean by dominant mode? Give examples. 40. Differentiate TE from TM. 11. Why TEM wave is called principal wave?, 12, Give the relation between attenuation factor of TE and TM waves. 13. Anal filed rectangular waveguide has cross-sectional dimensions of x=Bem land y=4cm, Find the cut-off frequency for TE 14, Justiy that TEM waves cannot exist n rectangular waveguides. 15. Which waveguides (rectangular or circular) are preferred? Why? 16, fine wave impedance, 17. Mention the dominant modes in rectangular and circular waveguides. 18 Why transmission line resonator is not usually used as a microwave resonator? 19 20. a 2 23. 24 25 28 27. 28 a) ») a) » Define resonant frequency of a microwave resonator. A circular waveguide has a cutoff frequency of 9 GHz in the dominant ‘mode, ind the inside diameter ofthe guide is airfiled PART-B (Sx 12= 60 MARKS) ANSWER ANY FIVE QUESTIONS Draw 1 section equivalent circuit for a transmission line and Derive the parameters, ‘Write short notes on distortion less transmission line. Explain briefly the reflection on a line not terminated in Zo Explain with a suitable diagram the single-stub impedance matching on a line. ‘A ccottain transmission line, working at radio frequencies has following constants, L = uHim and C = 10Pt/m, the line is terminated in a resistive load of 1000. Find the reflection coefficient and standing wave ratio, Define attenuation, Obtain the expression for attenuation constant of TM waves in parallel plane wave guides. Derive the expression for Electric and Magnetic field components of transverse electric waves in rectangular waveguides. Discuss how a smith chart is constructed and mention its applications, From the general expression, obtain the solution for field equations of circular waveguides. Find the resonant frequencies of the first five lowest modes of an air filed rectangular cavity of dimensions Scm x dem x 2.6cm. e 2 12 12 12 2 2