KP Pun




Table of Contents



Abstract
Acknowledgments
List of Symbols and Abbreviations
1. Introduction
1.1 Project Background
1.2 Project Scope
1.3 Report Introduction
2. Theory on Rectangular Waveguide
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Rectangular Waveguide
2.3 TM modes
2.4 TE modes
2.5 TE10 mode
3. Theory on Reactive Obstacles in Waveguides
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Theory on Metal Posts in Waveguides
3.3 Theory on Thin Metal Irises in Waveguides
3.4 Scattering Parameters
4. Modeling Reactive Obstacles in Waveguides
4.1 Introduction
4.2 T-equivalent Circuit
5. Equipment
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Waveguide Test Jigs and Metal Posts
5.3 Thin Metal Irises - Capacitive Windows
5.4 Thin Metal Irises - Inductive Windows
5.5 HP8510C Microwave Network Analyzer (NWA)
6. Data Acquisition Program Using LabVIEW
6.1 Introduction
6.2 LabVIEW
6.3 The Monitoring Program - NWAV-1b
6.4 Data Acquisition Program for Waveguide Discontinuity - NWAMODEL
7. Experimental Procedure
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Calibration Procedure
7.3 Measurement Procedure
8. Overview of the Development Process
9. Measurement Results and Discussions
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Centered Metal Post in an X-band Waveguide
9.3 Centered Metal Post in a C-band Waveguide
9.4 Transmission Coefficient
9.5 Resistive Components
9.6 Power Conservation
9.7 Off-centered Metal Post in a C-band Waveguide
9.8 Asymmetric Irises
10. Recommendations
11. Conclusions
12. References
13. Bibliography
Appendix 1 Complete Derivation of the T-equivalent
Appendix 2 Source Code of WR187
Appendix 3 Source Code of XAXB.VI
Appendix 4 Segment of a File Stored by NWAMODEL
Appendix 5 Source Code of NWAMODEL
Appendix 6 Summary of the Calibration Procedure
Appendix 7 Source Code of a Data Presentation Program Using Matlab
Appendix 8 Supplementary Results for Chapter 9





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