The detailed course content shall include, but not limited to:

• Review of electromagnetic theory, Time varying electromagnetic fields, Maxwell’s equations, Plane wave, Concept of phase and group velocity, Rectangular waveguide and cavity
• Transmission lines, Parameters of two conductor transmission lines, Coaxial lines, Microstrip lines, Mode configuration in microstrip lines, Impedance matching, Smith chart, Single and double stub matching
• Microwave circuits, S-parameters, 2-port network, Directional coupler, 3-dB coupler, Power divider, Microwave resonators, RF filters.
• RF Amplifier, LNA design and topology, Nonlinearity in RF design, Harmonic distortion, Gain compression, Noise figure, Sensitivity and dynamic range.
• Review of antenna, Basic antenna parameters, Conventional antennas such as Dipole, Loop, Horn, Parabolic, Antenna arrays.
• Modern planar antenna design, Microstrip patch antenna, CP antenna, PIFA geometry, MIMO concept.
• Advanced RF measurement techniques, Vector network analyzer, Spectrum analyzer, S-parameter characterization of 2-port network, Antenna radiation pattern measurement.
• Industrial applications of microwaves, Microwave heating, RF sensors, Microwave imaging techniques.

In addition to theory lectures, the proposed one week short course would also involve hands-on training and lab demonstration of various experiments as follows.

• Lab demonstration including hands-on training related to various RF instruments such as the network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, power meter, antenna pattern measurement.
• Hands-on training with the RF and Microwave Virtual Laboratory developed by IIT Kanpur.