EEE G581

RF & Microwave Engineering

Dr. Praveen Kumar A.V.
BITS Pilani EEE Department
BITS Pilani, Pilani
Pilani Campus
 Introduction to the course
BITS Pilani
Pilani Campus
Instructor in Charge

Praveen Kumar A.V.

Chamber : 2210-D (nearby EEE office)

email : praveen.kumar@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in

Mob: 8239818326

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Reference books
(a) David M. Pozar, Microwave Engineering, 3rd Ed. Wiley India, New Delhi,
2005

(b) R.E. Collin, Foundations for Microwave Engineering, 2nd Ed. Wiley India,
New Delhi 2005

(c) A. Das and S. K. Das, Microwave Engineering, 2nd Ed., Tata McGraw Hill,
2009

(d) Selected IEEE papers (will be given later)

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Evaluation scheme
Component Duration Weightage Date & Time Evaluation type
Take
Assignment 1 10 % Output verification / viva
home
Seminar 20-50 min 10 % Power point presentation and QA
Take Output verification / Presentation
Assignment 2 20 %
home / viva
11/10, 4 PM -
Mid sem. Exam 90 min 25 % Closed book
5:30 PM
Comprehensive Open + Closed
3 hours 35 % 7/12 AN
Exam book
Evaluation Style : Students will be evaluated mostly for the conceptual level
understanding and design skills.

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Seminar and Lab
Seminar : Students will be asked to teach a certain topic from the handout, or an
arbitrary topic related to the course. The seminar will be evaluated mainly for its
usefulness to the audience.

Lab demos and experiments: Lab demos will be conducted alongside the
lectures. There will be weekly lab session on Thursdays 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM.
In this, students will practice RF design using commercial EM simulators and
will also be exposed to handling of Vector Network Analyzer (VNA). It shall be
the responsibility of the individual student to be regular in maintaining the self
study schedule as given in the course handout, attend lectures and the lab
demonstrations.

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Other info

Chamber Consultation Hour: Tuesday 5 PM to 5:50 PM

Notices: Notices concerning this course will be displayed in Nalanda only.

Absence and Makeup policy: Make-up will be given ONLY in genuine cases. If
a student is likely to be absent on the day of an evaluation, he/she must inform the
IC in advance.

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Learning outcomes
After successfully completing the course, the students will be able to,

• Understand the importance of electromagnetic modes in RF engineering

• Identify basic RF devices / components and applications
• Design suitable transmission line for a given application
• Design appropriate impedance matching circuit for any given load and line
• Use Smith chart to solve transmission line problems
• Derive /use Scattering parameters of a device
• Describe an RF amplifier using Smith chart plots
• Design waveguides, resonators and couplers for exciting a given mode
• Solve Maxwell's equations using time domain technique
• Use commercial simulation tools to model and optimize RF devices
• Calibrate / handle VNA to perform basic experiments

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Background

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