Broadband microwave stimulation of resonant cavity based on solid-state technology

V magistrskem delu je opisana zasnova in izvedba sistema za širokopasovno mikrovalovno stimulacijo resonančne komore na osnovi polprevodniške tehnologije. V predstavljenem delu so opisane fizikalne osnove elektromagnetnega segrevanja, delovanje resonančnih komor in generatorjev mikrovalov ter naprav za meritev karakteristik resonančne komore. Naloga vsebuje natančno predstavitev zgradbe celotnega sistema vse od nivoja strojne opreme do aplikacijskega nivoja. Predstavljena je zgradba in umestitev programirljive logike kot veznega člena med zunanjo strojno opremo in procesnim sistemom. Opisan je algoritem adaptacije vzbujevalnega signala in njegov pomen v končni rešitvi. Pravilno delovanje sistema je preverjeno s pomočjo testov, rezultati so ustrezno predstavljeni in analizirani.This masters thesis describes the design and development of a system capable of broadband microwave stimulation of a resonant cavity. The presented work describes the underlying physics of microwave heating, operation of resonant cavities, microwave generators and devices used for resonant cavity characteristics measurement. This work includes indepth presentations of the entire system ranging from the hardware to the application layer. It also includes description of the designed programmable logic, which provides an important link between the exterior hardware and the processing system. A description of the algorithm used for determining the stimulation signal is provided together with its role in the final solution. Proper system operation is tested, the results are presented and analysed