RF and Microwave Communication Lab

a
Course
Undergraduate
Semester
Sem. V
Subject Code
AV332
Subject Title
RF and Microwave Communication Lab

Syllabus

RF Experiments

  • Analyze the radiation patterns of the different antennas.
  • Experiments on Coaxial Line Section:

              Measurement of VSWR

              Measurement of unknown impedance

              Stub matching

              Measurement of Gain and Noise figure

  • Simulation and Testing of RF Circuits:

              RF Tuned Amplifier

              RF Oscillator

              RF Crystal Oscillator

              IF Amplifier

              RF Mixer

              RF Filters (LP, HP, BP, Notch Filter)

  • Stability

Microwave Experiments

  • Characteristics of Reflex Klystron Oscillator
  • Characteristics of Gunn Diode Oscillator
  • Study of Power Distribution in directional coupler, E / H Plane Tee, Magic Tee.
  • Radiation pattern of Horn Antenna.
  • Frequency Measurement
  • Impedance measurement by Slotted Line Method.

Text Books

Lab Manual

 

References

Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Basic Familiarization with the Microwave Waveguide based bench set-up and their individual blocks/subsystems. Performance study of high power microwave sources such as Gunn and Klystron and the study of standing waves in the bench and its different parameters.

CO2: Time Domain reflectometry (TDR) to characterize different cables suitable for different frequency.

CO3: Study of frequency response in spectrum analyzer and vector network analyzer. Familiarization of different antenna patterns through experiment.

CO4: Hands on training about working with ADS (Advanced design software) to complement the understanding of theory course AV 313.