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SAULT COLLEGE OF APPLIIED ARTS & TECHNOLOGY

SAULT STE MARIE, ONTARIO

CQURSE QUTLINE

MICROWAVE AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

ELN 316-5

ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

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JANUARY, 1991

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MICROWAVE AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ELN316

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PHILOSOPHY/GOA~~

In this course the student will gain a thorough knowled~e of thetheory and operation of passive and active components employed inmicrowave equipment. Laboratory work includes the experimental~eneration of microwave si~nals and their testing with wave_\lidehardware. Also included are microwave circuit constructionprojects.

HETHOD OF ASSESSNENT:

Mark breakdown:

Labs: 30%

Tests and quizzes: 70%

Grades will be assigned as follows:

A+ 90-100%A 80-89%B 65-79%C 55-64%R REPEAT

~1icrowave Theory. Components _and Devices - John A. Seeger

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1 I_ntroductionMicrowave frequenciesHistoryApplication of MicrowavesUnitsCo-ordinate Systems

8 Circuits and FieldsCircuit TheoryElectromagnetic FileldsHigh Frequency Effects

6 Tr_an.!:!.mission Lines

Step Input to a Transmission LineAC Solution for Transmission Line

8 W~ye~uides and ResonatorsTransverse Electric Modes in

a Rectangular WaveguidePower in a Rectangular WaveguideTransverse Magnetic Modes in

a Rectangular WaveguideCircular Wave~uidesWaveguide Cavities

10 Smith ChartDetermination of Input ImpedanceUse of the Smith Chart with AdmittanceReflection Coefficient and VSWRSingle Stub Matching Usingthe Smith Chart

Double Stub matchingDetermining Impedance Using theSmith Chart and the Slotted Line

Smith Chart and PowerLossy LinesFrequency and the Smith Chart

5 Mi~rowave Network ParametersTwo Port ParametersThe ABCD- ParametersScattering ParametersProperties of S-ParametersChange of Port PositionScatterin~ Transfer ParametersSignal Flow Graphs

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~~lid-State Microwave DevicesSemiconductor ConceptsM~~r9~Auqu8enb~9~t~9nQ nrMicrowave Transistors

M:tcr01Y~VeComponentsCoaxial CablesWaveguide SectionsWaveguide Reactive elementsTerminationsAttenuatorsPhase ShifterWaveguide TeesMagic TeeDirectional CouplerIsolatorCirculator

~icr.o~~ve TubesLinear-Beam MicrowaveCrossed-Field TubesMillimeter-Wave Tubes

Tubes

Ant_ennasProperties of AntennasDipole AntennaSmall Loop AntennaHorn AntennaParabolic Reflector AntennasLens AntennaSlot AntennaPolyrod AntennaHelical AntennaFrequency-Independent AntennaAntenna Arrays

Satellite Communications

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