COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: MICROWAVES

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECE 354	B	99	3	0	0	3	5

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	-
Course Objectives:	Fundamentals of the Microwave Technology; Mathematical modeling of the Microwave Circuits and Systems and Applications

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to Microwave Technology,: Microwave Frequency Bands, Properties of the Microwave Technology: Guiding of the Microwave Energy: TE,TM,TEM modes; Lumped and Distributed Parameter Circuits; Lumped Parameter Equivalent Circuit of the transmission line of the differential length;
2	Telegrapher’s Equations,; Incident and Reflected (Voltage and Current) Waves; Characteristic Impedance, Propagation Constant a , b ,propagation velocity; determination of the incident waveform Gn terms of the source waveform; Reflection Analysis in the t-domain: Boundary Conditions for the Resistive Termination
3	Unit Response of a Lossless Transmission line ; Multi-reflection theory ; Reflection Diagram and its applications; Telegrapher’s Equations for a lossy transmission line; Sinusoidal Steady State Equations of the transmission Line;
4	Investigation of the propagation properties of the transmission lines ( Laboratory Experiment )
5	Special Important Cases: Lossless Lines; Low-Loss Lines; Distortionless Lines; Determination of the Propagation Constant and Characteristic Impedance via Power Measurement; Standing Waves along the Transmission Line, Standing Wave Pattern, Maxima and Minima Values and Positions: Analytical and Graphical Approach; Standing Wave Ratio and Special Important Cases.
6	Power Flow along a transmission line: Incident and Reflected Power Components and Net Power at a position of the line; Reflection and Joule Losses; Input Impedance of the line and Repeatability by l /2 intervals; Purely Reactive Property of the input impedance of the line terminated either short- or open –circuited, l /4 and l /2 Transformers
7	Transmission lines of the length N l /2 with the different terminations ( Laboratory Experiment )
8	Representation of a Passive Impedance in Rectangular and Polar planes and one-tone mapping relations; Smith chart and its applications: Transmission circle, Reflection Coefficient Impedance; graphical determination of VSWR, maxima and minima positions, unknown load, attenuation and phase b constants.
9	General Cylindrical Waveguides; TE,TM,TEM Modes; Cutoff property, Evanescent Waves; Typical Applications: Rectangular and Circular Waveguides
10	Measurement of the Microwave Power and Detector Characteristics ( Laboratory Experiment )
11	Directional Couplers ; T-J functions ( Laboratory Experiment )
12	Impedance Matching: Aim, Basic Techniques: Circuits with Single-, Double- Triple4 Stubs and their operating bands
13	Impedance Measurement and Microwave Tuning ( Laboratory Experiment )
14	Review

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Robert E.Collin:” Foundations for Microwave Engineering”, McGraw-Hill
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:	Computers needed for research and hands-on practice.
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Determination of an Engineering Problem and Finding out the Solutions

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.	4
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations	4
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	4
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	4
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	4
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	4
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.	4
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Quiz	2	6
Laboratory	6	3
Final Exam	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	8	8
Assignments	2	4	8
Final examination	1	13	13
Other			0
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5