Elements of Microwave Engineering

The book contains: Wave-guides & Resonators: Introduction, Microwave spectrum and bands, applications of Microwaves, Rectangular Wave-guides-Solution of Wave Equation in Rectangular Coordinates, TE/ TM mode analysis, Expressions for fields, Cutoff frequencies, filter characteristics, dominant and degenerate modes, sketches of TE and TM mode fields in the cross-section, Mode characteristics - Phase and Group velocities, wavelengths and impedance relations, Rectangular Wave-guides ¿ Power Transmission and Power Losses, Impossibility of TEM Modes, Micro strip Lines-Introduction, Z0 Relations, losses, Q-factor, Cavity resonators-introduction, Rectangular and cylindrical cavities, dominant modes and resonant frequencies, Q-factor and coupling coefficients, illustrative problems.