Microwave Engineering

Course Information
TitleΜικροκυματική Τεχνολογία / Microwave Engineering
Code120
FacultyEngineering
SchoolElectrical and Computer Engineering
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorEmmanouil Kriezis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600001085

Programme of Study: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Registered students: 47
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
ELECTRICAL ENERGYElective Courses956
ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGElective Courses956
TELECOMMUNICATIONSCompulsory Course956
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours5
Class ID
600287494
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Elements of electrical & electronic circuits, electromagnetic fields, electromagnetic waves and high-frequency devices
Learning Outcomes
1. Scattering matrix and other matrix representations. 2. Waveguide excitation via probes and aperture coupling. 3. Detailed analysis of 3- and 4-port typical passive networks, such as the Wilkinson divider, 90o or 180o hybrids (rat race) or coupled-line directional couplers. 4. Elements on microwave filters. 5. Understanding of ferrite material properties and the operation of ferrite devices. 6. Microwave PIN diodes and associated circuits (switches, phase-shifters, etc). 7. Thorough understanding of microwave transistors (stability, gain) and design of single-stage microwave amplifiers.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
Course Content (Syllabus)
Complex impedance and admittance matrices. Scattering matrix and ABCD matrix. Excitation of waveguides and aperture coupling. Waveguide iris. Power splitters and directional couplers: Wilkinson divider, 90ο hybrid, coupled-line directional couplers, 180ο hybrid, magic T. Microwave resonators: dielectric resonators, Fabry-Perot resonators, resonator coupling through gaps or apertures. Microwave filters. Ferrites and ferrite devices: magnetic permeability tensor, plane-wave propagation in ferrites, Faraday rotation, isolators, phase-shifters, gyratron, circulators. Detectors and mixers, single-ended mixer, balanced mixer, image-rejection mixer. PIN diode circuits, switches and phase-shifters. Microwave sources, tubes, GUNN and IMPATT diodes. Microwave transistors: FET and bipolar. Microwave amplifiers: gain and stability. Design of microwave amplifiers. Laboratory experiments: measurement of frequency, power, SWR and impedance, vector network analyzer (VNA) measurements of passive and active microwave circuits, characterization of mixers (CP1, IP3, SFDR) with a spectrum analyzer.
Keywords
Transmission lines, scattering matrix, directional couplers, filters, ferrite devices, PIN diode circuits, microwave amplifiers
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures722.4✓
Laboratory Work130.4✓
Tutorial321.1✓
Project301✓
Exams331.1✓
Total1806
Student Assessment
Description
Written Examination (180 min). Assessment of optional project.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
  • Report (Formative, Summative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Μικροκύματα: Θεωρία και Εφαρμογές Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 59379582 Έκδοση: 1η Έκδοση/2016 Συγγραφείς: Γιούλτσης Τραϊανός - Κριεζής Εμμανουήλ ISBN: 978-960-418-612-9 Τύπος: Σύγγραμμα Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ Α. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ & ΥΙΟΙ Α.Ε. 2. Μικροκυματική τεχνολογία Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 14664 Έκδοση: 1η έκδ./2004 Συγγραφείς: Pozar David M. ISBN: 978-960-411-566-2 Τύπος: Σύγγραμμα Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΣΤΕΛΛΑ ΠΑΡΙΚΟΥ & ΣΙΑ ΟΕ 3. Μικροκύματα Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 18548998 Έκδοση: 2η έκδ./2005 Συγγραφείς: Collin Robert E. ISBN: 960-418-085-1 Τύπος: Σύγγραμμα Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ Α. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ & ΥΙΟΙ Α.Ε.
Last Update
02-09-2024