Credits: 3

Description

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in ENEE381, ENEE382, or ENEE489R.

Modern applications and operational principles of high-power microwave (HPM) sources are explored. A team-based, complete design of a system for a novel HPM source is developed, presented, and evaluated based on the required specifications of the intended application.

Semesters Offered

Spring 2025

Learning Objectives

Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in ENEE381, ENEE382, or ENEE489R.

Description: Modern applications and operational principles of high-power microwave (HPM) sources are explored. A team-based, complete design of a system for a novel HPM source is developed, presented, and evaluated based on the required specifications of the intended application.

Semesters Offered

Spring 2025

Learning Objectives

  • Understand design and operation of high-power microwave sources.
  • Understand techniques of microwave system design.
  • Apply industry-standard design software (HFSS) to microwave system design.
  • Understand, select, and specify passive microwave components.
  • Understand, select, and apply microwave sources in system design.
  • Understand, select, and apply microwave detectors in system design.
  • Understand, analyze, and optimize the performance of microwave systems.
  • Design a practical microwave system In a team-based project
  • Present the team-based design in interim and final reports and final oral presentation.

Topics Covered

  • Traveling Wave Tubes
  • Klystrons
  • Magnetrons
  • Gyrotrons
  • Crossed-Field Amplifiers
  • Relativistic Devices
  • Microwave system design, project feasibility, manufacturability, cost estimation
  • Safety issues related to microwave radiation.
  • Design documentation