Sunday, 22 September 2013

RF & Microwave Engineering - Question Bank



RF & Microwave Engineering
2 mark questions

Unit-1
1.    Limitations in measuring Z, Y and ABCD parameters at Microwave frequencies
2.    A 5dB attenuator is specified as having VSWR of 1.2.  Assuming that the device is reciprocal, find the S parameters
3.    Write down S22 of a two port device in terms of its equivalent Z parameters
4.    Insertion loss and express it in terms of S parameters
5.    Write down the ABCD parameters of an ideal transformer of turns ratio n:1
6.    How to improve the quality factor in the inductor
7.    Property of lossless networks
8.    Self inductance
9.    Advantages of S parameters (over Z or Y parameters)
10. Which component is represented by the scattering matrix
11. ABCD matrix
12. Relationship between Z and S matrices
13. Write down the transmission parameters of an ideal transformer of turns ratio n:1
14. Express S11 of a two port microwave component in terms of its equivalent ABCD parameters
15. Write down the S matrix for an ideal transformer of turns ratio 1:10
16. Write down the expression for S11 in terms of transmission parameters of a two port component
17. Properties of S-parameters
18. How do you compare S-matrix to Z-matrix
19. Relationship between ABCD parameters and S parameters


Unit-2
1.    Parameters affect the performance of the amplifier
2.    Why micro-strip line matching networks preferred than discrete components
3.    Distinguish between conditional and unconditional stabilities of amplifier
4.    Expression for noise figure of a two port amplifier
5.    Need for impedance matching networks
6.    Strip lines
7.    Drawbacks of microstrip lines
8.    Losses in a planar transmission line
9.    List the losses in microstrip lines
10. Q of microstrip lines
11. Expressions for impedance of microstrip lines based on w/h ratios
12. How can you eliminate the radiation loss of microstrip lines


Unit-3
1.    Functions of matched terminations
2.    Examples of a two port microwave devices
3.    How can a isolator be designed using 3 port circulator
4.    Define directivity and coupling factor of a directional coupler
5.    Hybrid ring
6.    S-matrix for a isolator
7.    Faraday rotation principle
8.    Value of directivity of an ideal directional coupler?  Why?
9.    Range of X-band frequencies
10. Unity property of S-matrix
11. Differences between gyrator and phase changer
12. Draw a structure of two hole directional coupler
13. Find the resonant frequency of the TE101 mode of an airfilled rectangular cavity of dimensions 5 cm x 4 cm x 2.5 cm
14. Frequency range of microwaves
15. Hybrid couplers
16. Applications of hybrid ring and hybrid coupler
17. S-matrix of microwave circulator
18. Primary functions of a microwave isolator
19. A cavity resonator having dimensions a=2cm, b=1cm excited by TE 101 mode at 20 GHz.  Calculate length of cavity
20. Principle advantage of microwave frequencies over lower frequency
21. Basic parameters to measure the performance of a directional coupler
22. Faraday rotation isolator
23. Waveguide corners, bends and twists
24. S matrix of a four port microwave circulator
25. Advantages of coaxial connectors
26. Distinguish between loaded and unloaded Q at microwave frequencies
27. Properties of directional coupler
28. S-matrix of a phase shifter (ideal phase shifter)
29. If the VSWR=1 at the input port of a microwave component, what is S11
30. Difference in S matrix representation of E plane tee and H plane tee
31. Reason for using S parameters (advantages and applications) for analyzing microwave circuits
32. Insertion loss and express it in terms of A parameters
33. Functions of matched terminations
34. What is an isolation and write down its S parameters
35. Advantages and limitations of microwave communication system


Unit-4
1.    Advantages of MIC
2.    Draw the characteristics of tunnel diode
3.    Gunn effect
4.    Avalanche transit time devices
5.    Basic materials required for MIC
6.    Transconductance and output resistance of a MESFET
7.    Can inductive elements be fabricated in MMICs?  Justify your answer
8.    Compare tunnel diode and normal p-n diode
9.    Advantages of parametric amplifier
10. Semiconductor used in Gunn diode
11. Advantages of parametric up converter over negative resistance parametric amplifier
12. Any two characteristics of ideal substrate materials
13. Drawbacks of TRAPATT diode
14. Expression for Avalanche multiplication factor
15. Write down the Manley Rowe Power relation
16. Various stages in epitaxial layer growth
17. Various methods of operation of Gunn diode
18. Features of transfer electron devices
19. Why is it difficult to manufacture large value of inductors in MIC
20. Transit time
21. Any two applications of parametric amplifier
22. MMIC
23. Expand IMPATT, TRAPATT and BARITT
24. Transferred electron effect
25. Disadvantages of IMPATT diodes
26. Advantages of MMIC
27. HEMT
28. MESFET
29. Various types of striplines used in MMIC
30. Applications of varactor diode
31. Draw the equivalent circuit of PIN diode for both forward and reverse bias conditions
32. Draw the equivalent circuit of an IMPATT diode
33. Characteristic features of Gunn diode
34. Difference between ordinary pn junction and tunnel diode
35. High frequency limitations of bipolar transistors
36. Important parameters of a microwave transistor
37. Limitations of parametric amplifier
38. Principle of parametric amplifier
39. Applications of IMPATT diode
40. Draw the equivalent circuit of a tunnel diode and mention the function of the individual components in it


Unit-5
1.    Applications of TWT
2.    Strapping
3.    Significance of slow wave structures in TWTs
4.    Any four high frequency limitations
5.    A helix travelling wave tube operates at 4GHz, under a beam voltage of 10kv and beam current of 500mA.  If the helix is 25 ohm and interaction length is 20cm, find the gain parameter
6.    Draw the admittance spiral for a reflex klystron
7.    Hull cut off condition
8.    What are LOW VSWR and HIGH VSWR and name the methods followed to measure HIGH VSWR?
9.    Any two methods to measure attenuation
10. Velocity modulation
11. Compare TWT and klystron amplifier (two, multi cavity)
12. Differentiate network and spectrum analyzers
13. Relationship between return loss and VSWR
14. Why is magnetron called a crossed field devices
15. Insertion loss
16. Two methods to measure impedance
17. Need for helix structure in TWT
18. Calculate the SWR of a transmission system operating at 8GHz.  The distance between two minimum power points is 0.9mm on a slotted line whose velocity factor is unity
19. Two methods to measure attenuation
20. Ricke diagram
21. List any two advantages of TWT amplifier over other microwave amplifiers
22. Why do we require to measure VSWR in a microwave circuit
23. Draw the setup to measure the frequency
24. Mention the methods to measure microwave power
25. Why the conventional tubes like triode, tetrode cannot generate microwave power
26. Some types of slow wave structures (draw)
27. Beam loading
28. Demerits of single bridge power meter
29. What does the accuracy of phase measurement depend on while measuring the impedance using reflectometer method
30. Other names for O-type tubes
31. Difference between spectrum analyzer and CRO
32. Bunching effect in 2 cavity klystron amplifier
33. Differentiate klystron amplifier from reflex klystron oscillator
34. Draw the mode characteristics of reflex klystron
35. List the performance characteristics of reflex klystron
36. Applications of a reflex klystron
37. What is meant by Mode characteristics of reflex klystron oscillator
38. Practical applications of magnetron
39. Classification of bolometer
40. Difference between a thermister and a barrater
41. List a few sensors used for microwave power measurement
42. Demerits of single bridge power meter
43. How frequency of source is measured using slotted line
44. Three scales on the VSWR meter
45. VSWR
46. Return loss and write its expression
47. Special features of spectrum analyser
48. Draw the measurement set up to measure impedance

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