Transmission Lines

1. Introduction and different types of transmission lines.
2. Waveguides.
Limitations of transmission lines & Approach to waveguides
Advantages and Disadvantages of waveguide over other transmission lines.
Boundary conditions in a waveguides.
Rectangular waveguides and modes of propagation.
Cuttoff wavelength and velocity of propagation of energy in waveguides
Circular waveguides and its Application s, waveguide components, Couplings
T Junctions
Bends
Twists
Rotating joints
Directional coupler
3. Matching Devices.
Introduction
Quarter wave transformer
Lambda/4 transformer
Low to high Impedance transformer.
Using lambda/4 Line
V Collar
Half-wavelength Transformer
Shorted lambda/2 Matching transformer
Balanced to unbalanced transformer
Stub Matching.
4. Ferrite Devices.
Introduction to Ferrites.
Faradays Rotating and gyromagnetic resonances
Circulators
Isolators
5. Strip line and Microstrip line
Introduction
Stripline: Construction and operation
Comparison.