UNIT I

RFQBUI
1. Define s-matrix
2. What is the .Properties of s-matrix?
3. Why is s-matrix used in MW analysis?
4. Give ABCD matrix for a two port network
5. What is ABCD matrix?
6. What are the advantages of ABCD matrix?
7. What is the Scattering matrix for N port device?
8. Give the properties of impedance [x]&admittance[y] matrix?
9. What are the properties of scattering matrix for a lossless junctoion?
10. What is transmission matrix?
11. Define one port circuit. Give two examples.
12. Write the voltage matrix for an N-port microwave circuits.
13. Give two examples for two port junctions.
14. State the unique property of scattering matrix?
15. State the reciprocity theorem.
16. Mention the many forms of wire.
17. Mention the purpose of resistors.
18. Write the application of inductors.
EC2403
1. Mention the limitations in measuring Z, Y and ABCD parameters at microwave frequencies.
2. A 5dB attenuator is specified as having VSWR of 1.2. Assuming the device is reciprocal finding
the S parameters.
3. State the properties of S parameter.
4. Give the X-band frequency range.
5. Draw the equivalent circuit of a practical capacitor.
6. What do you mean by symmetry of scattering matrix? (April/May 2008)
|7. Write down the ABCD parameters of a lossless transmission line. (Nov/Dec 2005)
8. Give the K-band frequency range.
9. Define Scattering matrix.
10. State the reciprocity theorem.
11. Define lossless network.
12. List the different types of high frequency capacitors.
13. List the different types of high frequency resistors.
14. List the different types of high frequency inductors.
15. Define straight wire inductance.
16. Define skin effect.
17. Why the S parameters are used in microwaves?
18. What is insertion loss?
19. Define Q factor of a capacitor.
RFQBALL
1. State the principal advantage of microwave frequencies over lower frequency.
2. Find the ABCD matrix of transformer with N : 1
3. What are waveguide corners, bends and twists>
4. Give the X-band frequency range.
5. What are the basic parameters to measure the performance of a directional coupler?
6. What do you mean by Forady rotation isolator?
7. Mention the limitations in measuring Z,Y, and ABCD parameters at Microwave frequencies.
8. A 5 dB attenuator is specified as having VSWR of 1.2. Assuming that the device is reciprocal,
find the S parameters.
9. What are the basic types of directional couplers?
10. List the applications of waveguide twist.

UNIT II
RFQBU2
1. What are the key parameters used to evaluate the performance of an amplifier?
2. Define transducer power gain.
3. Define unilateral power gain.
4. Write the function of matching networks?
5. What is the function of matching networks?
6. Write short notes on feedback of RF circuits.
7. Define unconditional stability.
8. Define noise figure.
9. Mention the important of the matching network.
10. What are the approaches used to a matching network?
11. Define loaded quality factor.
12. Define nodal quality factor.
13. What is the advantage of T and Pi matching network?
14. Why we go for double stub matching networks?
15. What is need of matching network?
16. Name the factor which is used for selecting a matching network.
17. Mention the advantage of Smith chart.
EC2403
1. What is the need for impedance matching network?
2. Write the expression for noise figure of a two port amplifier.
3. What are the considerations in selecting a matching network?
4. Define power gain of an amplifier in terms of S parameters and reflection coefficients.
5. Define unilateral power gain.
6. Define operating power gain.
7. Define available power gain from load.
8. Define unconditional stability.
9. Define noise figure.
10.List the various types of waveguide stub.
11.Define positive and negative feedback of RF circuit.
RFQBALL
1. What is Gunn effect?
2. What do the acronyms IMPATT, TRAPATT and BARITT stand for?
3. What are HEMT’s?
4. What is MESFET?
5. State the transferred electron effect.
6. What are the major disadvantages of IMPATT diodes?
7. Write the expression for noise figure of a two port amplifier.
8. What is the need for impedance matching networks?
9. Distinguish between 0 type tubes and M type tubes.
10. What the assumptions to calculate the RF power using reflex klystron oscillator.

UNIT III
RBQBU3
1. What are the two types of terminations?
2. What are ferrites and give its properties?
3. Give some examples of ferrite devices?
4. List two microwave devices using Faraday rotation
5. What are powered dividers?
6. What is the S-matrix of 3 port circulators?
7. Give the differences between Isolator and Circulator
8. What is the S-matrix for 4 port circulators?
9. Give the S-matrix of E-plane Tee.
10. Give the S-matrix of H-plane Tee
11. Give the S-matrix of Magic Tee
12. Give the S-matrix of directional coupler
13. Give an example for a two port MW device
14. Give the applications of directional coupler
15. What is Faraday’s rotation law?
16. Define VSWR
17. What is Gyrator?
18. What is the principle of Microwave phase shifter?
19. What are junctions? Give some examples
20. What is Tee junction?Give two examples
21.What is the other name for magic TEE?
22. What is hybrid ring?
23. What is the other name for Hybrid ring?
24. Name some wave guide components used to change the direction of the guide through an arbitrary angle.
25. What are the different types of Directional coupler?
26. What are hybrid couplers?
27. What are nonreciprocal devices? Give two examples
28. Why isolators are called uniline?
29. Give some coupling parameters of directional coupler?
30. Mention the different types of directional coupler.
31. Define isolator.
32. What is circulator?
33. What is H-Plane Tee?
34. What is E-plane Tee?
EC2403
1. Draw a structure of two hole directional coupler.
2. Find the resonant frequency of TE 101 mode of an air filled rectangular cavity of dimensions 5 cm
* 4 cm * 2.5cm.
3. Draw the diagram of H-plane Tee junction.
4. State Faraday’s rotation law.
5. Define directivity of directional coupler.
6. What are the basic parameters to measure the performance of a directional coupler?
7. What do you mean by Faraday rotation isolator?
8. What are the basic types of directional couplers?
9. What is the need for waveguide twist?
10. Why is a magic tee referred to as E-H tee?
11. What are scattering coefficients?
12. What is hybrid ring?
13. Define coupling factor(C).
14. Define isolator.
15. What is the need for circulator in microwave applications?
16. Define non-reciprocal devices.
17. State the properties of ferrites.
18. What is meant by hybrid junction?
RFQBALL
1. Why the conventional tubes like triode, tetrode cannot generate microwave power?
2. Name some types of slow wave structures
3. What is transferred electron effect?
4. What is the other name for O-type tubes?
5. Define beam loading.
6. What is meant by Hull cut-off voltage?
7. Draw a structure of two hole directional coupler.
8. Find the resonant frequency of TE101 mode of an airfilled rectangular cavity of dimensions 5cm X 4m X
2.5cm.
9. What is the voltage standing wave ratio?
10. Define guide wavelength.

UNIT IV
RFQBU4
1. What are the high frequency effects in conventional tubes?
2. What are the assumptions for calculation of RF power in Reflex Klystron?
3. What is the condition for oscillation in Reflex klystron ?
4. Give the drawbacks of klystron amplifiers
5. What is the effect of transit time?
6. What are the applications of reflex klystron?
7. What is the purpose of slow wave structures used in TWT amplifiers?
8. How are spurious oscillations generated in TWT amplifier? State the method to suppress it.
9. State the applications of TWT.
10. How the klystron amplifier can act as klystron oscillator? What are the applications of
klystron amplifier?
11. Define phase focusing effect.
12. What do you mean by O-type tubes? Name some O-type tubes.
13. Define Transit time in Reflex klystron.
14. Write the parameters on which bunching depend on?
15. Compare TWTA and Klystron amplifier.
16. Give the performance Specification of Reflex klystron?
17. What is CFA? State the applications of CFA.
18. State the characteristics of magnetron and of 2-cavity klystron amplifier.
19. What are the advantages of TWT?
20. What is meant by strapping?
21. State the applications of magnetrons. why magnetron is called as cross filed device?
22. What is BWO? State the applications of BWO.
23. What is hull cutoff condition?
24. What are the principal limitations of conventional negative grid electron tubes?
25. What is frequency pulling and frequency pushing in magnetrons?
26. What are the applications of High Q-oscillators and amplifier circuits?
27. What is slotted section with line carriage?
28. What is the main purpose of slotted section with line carriage?
29. What is a VSWR meter?
30. How will you determine the vswr and return loss in reflecto meter method?
31. List the different types of Impedence measurement methods?
32. How do you measure microwave frequency?
33. What is a wave meter?
34. How the S-parameter of a microwave circuit measured?
EC2403
1. Compare tunnel diode and normal P-N diode.
2. List the advantages of parametric amplifier.
3. State transferred electron effect
4. What are HEMT’s?
5. What is MESFET?
6. State Gunn Effect.
7. What are M-type tubes?
8. List the advantages for microwave IC’s.
9. What are the major disadvantages of IMPATT diodes?
10. List the high frequency limitations of bipolar devices.
11. What is the other name of O-type?
12. Mention the basic materials required for microwave integrated circuit.
13. State any two applications of parametric amplifier.
14. Name the different types of lithography.
15. Define bilateral negative-resistance parametric amplifier
16. List the various MMIC fabrication techniques.
17. What are the elements that exhibit Gunn Effect?
18. What are the modes available in negative resistance devices?
RFQBALL
1. Write the advantages of MIC’s
ω
2. Give the expressions for impedance of microstrip lines based on ratios.
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3. Mention the basic materials required for microwave integrated circuit.
4. List the various types of striplines used in MMIC,
5. How can you eliminate the radiation loss of microstrip lines?
6. List out the advantages of Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits.
7. Compare tunnel diode and normal p-n diode.
8. List the advantages of Parametric amplifier.
9. Mention the name of domain modes available in Gunn oscillation mode.
10. What the modes available in avalanche device?

EC2403
1. State any four high frequency limitations.
2. A helix travelling wave tube operates at 4 GHz, under a beam voltage of 10 KV and beam current
of 500mA. If the helix is 25Ω and interaction length is 20cm, find the gain parameter.
3. What are the possible errors in standing wave ratio measurements?
4. State two methods to measure impedance.
5. Define return loss and write its expression.
6. What is the principle by which high power measurements could be done by calorimetric method?
7. State the demerits of single bridge power meter.
8. List any two sensors used to measure the power.
9. What is bolometer? Give two examples.
10. Define reflection loss.
11. Define insertion loss.
12. What is a VSWR meter?
13. How do you measure microwave frequencies?
14. What is calorimeter?
15. What is tunable detector?
16. What is calorimetric direct heating method?
17. What is calorimetric indirect heating method?
RFQBALL
11. Draw a setup to measure the frequency.
12. Mention two methods to measure microwave power.
13. Mention two methods to measure impedance.
14. Define return loss and write its expression.
15. Write the main demerits of single bridge power meter.
16. What does the accuracy of phase measurement depend on while measuring the impedance using
reflectometer method?
17. State any four high frequency limitations.
18. A helix travelling wave tube operates at 4 GHz under a beam voltage of 10 kV and beam current
of 500 mA. If the helix is 25ꭥ and interaction length is 20 cm, find the gain parameter.
19. Write short notes on feedback of RF circuit.
20. Define unconditional stability.