| Lec. |
Date |
Topic
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Text
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| 1 |
8/24 |
Introduction - Review of Wave Definitions - Phasors |
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| 1-2 |
8/24-8/26 |
Transmission Line Equations - Lumped Element Model |
NOTES
|
| 2 |
8/26 |
Reflection Coefficient, Zin, SWR, Terminations |
|
| 3 |
8/31 |
NO CLASS |
|
| 4 |
9/2 |
NO CLASS |
|
| 5 |
9/7 |
Matching Techniques (lambda/4, Stubs, Lumped Elements) |
NOTES
|
| 5-6 |
9/7-9/9 |
The Smith Chart - Development |
|
| 6 |
9/9 |
The Smith Chart - Applications / Determination of Term Projects
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|
| 7 |
9/14 |
Plane Waves and Polarization Review |
|
| 7-8 |
9/14-9/16 |
Reflection of Normally Incident Plane Waves (Conductors, Dielectrics) |
|
| 8 |
9/16 |
Oblique Incidence - Wave Impedance |
|
| 9 |
9/21 |
Total Reflection, Brewster Angle, Optical Fibers |
|
| 9-10 |
9/21-9/23 |
Waveguides - Laplace Equation in Rectangular Coords.
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|
| 10 |
9/23 |
REVIEW SESSION 1 |
Lectures 1-8
|
| 11 |
9/28 |
QUIZ 1
|
Lectures 1-10
|
| 12 |
9/30 |
Invited Talk 1: "Multilayer Integrated Wireless Modules: Planar lines, interconnects and waveguides"
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|
| 13 |
10/5 |
Invited Talk 2: "Applications of Electromagnetics to Sensing and Biomedical Applications: What is EMI/EMC?"
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|
| 14 |
10/7 |
Invited Talk 3: "Flexible Inkjet-Printed RF Electronics on Paper and Organics"
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|
| 15 |
10/12 |
Helmholz Equations - Separations of Variables
|
Lectures 1-6, 9-13
|
| 15-16 |
10/12-10/14 |
Waveguides-Laplace/Helmholz equations in rectangular coordinates |
|
| 16 |
10/14 |
Parallel-Plate Waveguides |
|
| 17 |
10/19 |
FALL RECESS-NO CLASS |
|
| 18 |
10/21 |
Planar Transmission Lines - Rectangular Waveguides |
|
| 18-19 |
10/21-10/26 |
Waves Below and Near Cutoff - Quasi-TEM Modes |
|
| 19 |
10/26 |
Dispersion, Loss, Practical Mode Excitation |
|
| 20 |
10/28 |
Dielectric and Ridge Waveguides, EBG's, Resonators-Quality Factors |
|
| 20-21 |
10/28-11/2 |
Microwave Networks, Reciprocity
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|
| 21 |
11/2 |
Equivalent Circuits, Scattering (S) and Transmission (T) Parameters |
|
| 22 |
11/4 |
Cascaded 2-Ports, Microwave and Optical Filters |
|
| 22-23 |
11/4-11/9 |
S-Parameters of N-Ports, Directional Couplers
|
|
| 23 |
11/9 |
Frequency characteristics of N-Ports, Quasistatic Analysis
|
|
| 24 |
11/11 |
Electric and Magnetic Dipoles, Power, Potentials
|
|
| 24-25 |
11/11-11/16 |
Half-Wave Dipole, Gain, Radiation resistance and Patterns |
|
| 25 |
11/16 |
REVIEW SESSION |
Lectures 11-12,16-24
|
| 26 |
11/18 |
QUIZ 2 |
Lectures 11-12,16-24
|
| 27 |
11/23 |
Antenna Efficiency, Arbitrary Length Dipoles, Antennas above Conductors, Conjugate Matching |
|
| - |
11/25 |
THANKSGIVING-NO CLASS
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|
| 27-28 |
11/23-11/30 |
Antennas above Conductors, Traveling Wave Antennas, Feeding Circuits
|
|
| 28 |
11/30 |
Friis Formula, Superposition Principle |
|
| 29 |
12/2 |
Input Impedance, Receiving Antennas and Reciprocity |
|
| 29-30 |
12/2-12/7 |
Linear Arrays |
|
| 30 |
12/7 |
Examples/Problems of Antennas/Antennas Arrays & Final Review Session |
|
| 31 |
12/9-Time/Venue TBD |
Project Presentations
|
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| 30 |
12/13-12/17 TBA |
FINAL |
All lectures
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Class Homepage: http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~etentze/3065f10.html
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