Class webpage for ECE 524E - Microwave Engineering, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ECE 524E - MICROWAVE ENGINEERING
FEBRUARY 2026 - MAY 2026

	ECE 524E- Microwave Engineering Syllabus
	Glossary of Microwave Engineering Terms - Terms and Definitions students should know at the end of this course.
	REVISION & SELF-TEST EXERCISES
	Slides/Class Presentations
	Laboratory Sessions
	Microwave Training Videos
	Take Home Assignments
	NOTES/HAND-OUTS 2.0 WEEK 1 - 2 WAVEGUIDES Recommended Reading 2.1 Read Microwave Devices & Circuits, Chapter 4 - Waveguides & Components, Pages 103-135 *Additional Reading* 2.1 Chapter 12 - Waveguides 2.2 Waveguide and Antenna Fundamentals 2.3 Rectangular waveguides - MIT 2.4 Dialectric Waveguides
	3.0 Microwave ComponENTS and Circuits Recommended Reading 3.1 Read Microwave Devices & Circuits, Chapter 4 - Directional Couplers, Pages 149-154 3.2 Read Microwave Devices & Circuits, Chapter 8 - Linear Beam Tubes, Pages 341-396 *Additional Reading* 3.3 The Klystron: A Microwave Source of Surprising Range and Endurance 3.4 Backward Wave Oscillators (BWO) and Amplifiers 3.5 Travelling Wave Tube Operation
	S-PARAMETERS (a) Introduction to S-parameters (b) S-parameter Matrices
	MICROWAVE OVEN (a) Physics of the Microwave Oven (b) Microwave Energy and its Applications in the Food Industry
	MICROWAVE ANTENNAS (a) Introduction to Microwave Antennas (b) Reflector Antennas (c) Horn Antennas (d) Introduction to Parabolic Antennas (d) Slot Antennas (e) Introduction to Array Antennas (f) Introduction to Phased-Array Antennas
	Continuous Assessment Tests
	Recommended Books and Other References
	Class Attendance
	Teaching Schedule