Abstract: I will present the results of experimental and theoretical study of
irregular, tetrahedral microwave networks consisting of coaxial
cables connected by T-joints. The comparison of the experimental and
theoretical results shows that microwave networks can simulate
quantum graphs with time reversal symmetry. In particular,
the spectra of the microwave networks are used to study the periodic
orbits of the simulated quantum graphs. I will also present
experimental study of directional microwave networks consisting of
coaxial cables and Faraday isolators for which the time reversal
symmetry is broken. In this case the experimental results indicate
that spectral statistics of directional microwave networks deviate
from predictions of Gaussian orthogonal ensembles in random
matrix theory approaching, especially for small eigenfrequency
spacing s, results for Gaussian unitary ensembles.