Objective of the Laboratory
- To understand the basic concepts of microwave and wireless communication
- To demonstrate the electromagnetic propagation using microwave sources and antennas at S and X bands frequencies.
- To provide the state-of-art softwares for the design and development of various microwave circuits and antennas.
Major Equipments
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Attenuator variable S Band |
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Variable Attenuator is used for adjusting the microwave power level. |
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Slotted line section with probe |
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Is designed for measurement of VSWR & impedance of unknown load. |
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Waveguide Matched Termination S Band |
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Matched Terminations are useful for VSWR measurement of various waveguide components. |
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4 |
S Band Wave guide stand B.T.S |
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Used to sport microwave banches. |
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S Band Tunable probe for S Band |
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These are meant for exploring the energy of the EF in a suitably fabricated section of wave guide. |
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X Bond Horn 10dB Gain |
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Wave guide horns are used as feed horns as radiators for reflectors and lenses and as a pickup antenna for receiving microwave power. |
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Gunn power supply |
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Gunn Power supply comprises of an regulated DC power supply and a square wave generator, designed to operate Gun-Oscillator. |
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Chok flanges X band |
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They are used with x-band wave guide. |
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Rectangular Wave guide 3” |
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Wave guides are manufactured to the highest mechanical and electrical standards and mechanical tolerances. |
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Circulator (X band) |
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Circulators are matched three port devices and these are meant for allowing Microwave energy to flow in clockwise direction with negligible loss but almost no transmission in the anti-clockwise direction. |
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11 |
Gunn oscillator |
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Gunn Oscillators are solid state microwave energy generators. These consists of waveguide cavity flanged on one end and micrometer driven plunger fitted on the other end. Pin modulator consists of a pin diode mounted inside a section of Wave guide flanged on it’s both end. |
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12 |
Klystron and klystron mount |
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Klystron mounts are meant for mounting corresponding Klystrons such as 2K25, 723A/B, 726A or RK-5976 etc. |
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13 |
Tunable detector mount wave guide |
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Tunable Detector Mount is simple and easy to use instrument for detecting microwave power thro’s suitable detector. |
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14 |
Pin modulator |
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Pin modulator consists of a pin diode mounted inside a section of Wave guide flanged on it’s both end. |
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15 |
Ampere meter 0-50 Amp |
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To measure current flowing through any circuit |
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16 |
VSWR meter |
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The SWR meter or VSWR (voltage standing wave ratio) meter measures the standing wave ratio in a transmission line. |
| 17 | CRO |  |
The cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO) is a common laboratory instrument that provided accurate time and amplitude measurements of voltage signals over a wide range of frequencies. |
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18 |
20MHZ digital CRO |
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The cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO) is a common laboratory instrument that provides accurate time and aplitude measurements of voltage signals over a wide range of frequencies. |
| 19 | Cross directional coupler |  |
It consists of two rectangular waveguides (called main waveguide and branch waveguide) crossing at a certain angle and sharing a common broad wall. |
| 20 | Filter |  |
A Filter is a device that passes frequencies within a certain range and rejects attenuates frequencies outside that range. |
| 21 | Frequency meter X band |  |
It measures frequencies over the X band range with good sensitivity. |
| 22 | X band tunable probe for slotted line |  |
It is the basic microwave equipment for study of VSWR Attenuation, Phase, Impedance, etc. It consists of a waveguide section in which a small longitudinal cut has been made and a carriage is affixed, which can be moved along the cut by a vernier arrangement. When a tunable detector probe is affixed on the carriage, its tip projects into the waveguide and picks up energy from the guide. |
| 23 | Digital Storage Oscilloscope (DSO) |  |
For the characterization of microwave devices including diodes and transistors. |
| 24 | Phase Shifter |  |
A waveguide phase shifter is a two-port component that provides a fixed or variable change in waveguide. |
| 25 | S Band Signal Source |  |
The S-band falls within the microwave frequency range, typically ranging from 2 to 4 gigahertz (GHz). It is widely used in various satellite applications, including telecommunications, remote sensing, weather monitoring, and scientific research. |
| 26 | Liquid Dielectric Cell |  |
A liquid dielectric cell measures the dielectric properties of liquids, such as dielectric constant, complex permittivity, and complex effective permittivity |
| 27 | Dish Antenna |  |
Transmitting and receiving dish antenna |
| 28 | Mutli-Hole Directional Couplers |  |
Directional couplers are utilized for reflectometer measurements and power monitoring in microwave and RF transmission systems. |
| 29 | Magic Tee |  |
A magic tee, also known as a hybrid tee or 3 dB coupler, is a microwave component that's used to isolate circuits, mix signals, and divide or combine power. |
| 30 | LPKF Board Routers and PCB Board Design Machine |  |
This system is used to produce single- or double-sided PCBs, multilayers and rigid or flexible PCBs. In addition, the systems can create high-power circuits, as well as RF and microwave PCBs, allowing extremely exciting product options for electronics. |
Name of Officials handling the Laboratory
| Dr. Simranjit Singh (Lab O/I) Associate Professor, Dept. of ECE, PEC, Chandigarh |
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| Dr. Gourab Das (Joint O/I lab) Assistant Professor, Dept. of ECE, PEC, Chandigarh |
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| Dr. Surendra Kumar Gupta (Assistant O/I Lab) Assistant Professor, Dept. of ECE, PEC, Chandigarh |
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| Mrs. Purnima (Lab Technician) Lab Foreman, Dept. of ECE, PEC, Chandigarh |
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| Mr. Ram Dev Lab Assistant, Dept. of ECE, PEC, Chandigarh |
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