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PART 1 - Transmission lines, Matching, Smith chart, Narrowband microwave networks, Small reflection theory, Wideband microwave networks, Binomial impedance transformer and Chebyshev impedance transformer, Matrix representation of microwave networks, Matrix ABCD, Impedance and admittance matrices, Scattering matrix and relationships with other matix representations

PART 2 - Scattering matrix [S] of a N-port network, Properties of a component from [S]: Reciprocity, Matching and Lossless, Unitary matrix condition, Analysis of a microwave network from its scattering matrix, Analysis of a microwave component with not-matched ports, Signal flow representation of the scattering matrix

PART 3 - 3-port networks, Analysis of e 3-port network, Microwave circulators, [S] matrices of a circulator, Operation of a circulator, Analysis and Design of a Circulator, Power dividers, [S] matrix of a power divider, Proprieties of a power divider, Junction dividers, Lossy dividers, Wilkinson dividers, Mode analysis of a Wilkinson divider, Balanced and Unbalanced power dividers, 2-port power dividers, N-port power dividers, Design of a power divider for microwave applications

PART 4 - 4-port networks, Analysis of a 4-port network, Directional Couplers (DC), Types of Directional couplers (Symmetric, Antisymmetric, Hybrid), Proprieties and parameters of a DC, Waveguide Directional Couplers: Bethe Hole Coupler, Double Bethe Hole Coupler, Multi hole Bethe Coupler, Coupled Lines Directional Couplers, Theory of coupled lines, Hybrid Directional couplers, Quadrature Hybrid Couplers: Mode analysis and design, Rat-race Hybrid: Mode analysis and Design

PART 5 - Analysis and design of microwave filters, Matching networks for microwave amplifiers, Introduction to the analysis and design of metamaterial-based microwave components

David Pozar, Microwave engineering 4th Edition
S.J. Orfanidis, Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas
I Bahl and P. Bhartia, Microwave solid state circuit design