Electromagnetic Theory for Microwaves and Antennas R1a

Overview

Credits points: 6

Workload:
45 hours course attendance; 135 hours self-study

Semester: summer and winter

Language: English

Module type: elective

Module usability: M.Sc. Electrical Communication Engineering, M.Sc. Elektrotechnik

Module duration: one semester

Required qualifications:
Mathematical foundations in electromagnetic field theory

Competences to be acquired

Research and development in the area of electromagnetic field theory for microwaves, antennas and optoelectronic devices

Acquisition of in-depth and applied subject-specific principles of electrical engineering

Courses

Content

  • Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Field Theory
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • Transmission Line Theory
  • Theory of Electromagnetic Waves
  • Time-dependent boundary value problems
  • Metallic waveguides and resonators
  • Periodic structures and  coupled  modes
  • Dispersive and anisotropic media
  • Electromagnetic source fields
  • Antennas
  • Gaussian beam
  • Integral equations
  • Scattering theory
  • Inverse scattering problems

Learning outcomes

  • Understanding applications of electromagnetic field theory in microwave and antenna technology

Details

  • Lecturer: Jost Adam and team
  • Teaching method: lecture and exercises
  • SWS: 3
  • Credit points: 6
  • Offered in: summer and winter
  • Examination: oral exam (30 minutes)
  • Course identifier: FB16-2524