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Electromagnetics II

Location: Van Leer C456
Schedule: Tu-Th 12:05-1:25p
Suggested Advanced Textbook: "Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics", S.Ramo, J.R.Whinery and T.Van Duzer, J.Wiley Inc., 1994
Suggested Preliminary Reading (Close to the Notes): "Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics", F.T.Ulaby, Prentice Hall Eds., 2004
Additional Reading: "Electromagnetics, Microwave Circuit and Antenna Design for Communications Engineering", P.Russer, Artech House, 2003
Instructor: Prof. Manos M. Tentzeris
Office: TSRB 539
Office Hours: Tu 3:00-4:30
Phone: (404) 385-6006
E-Mail: etentze@ece.gatech.edu
Secretary: Mrs. Joi Adams [joi.adams@ece.gatech.edu]
Office: TSRB 543
Phone: 404-894-8327
TA: TBA
	         
 

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Notes about Single-stub Matching (8/27,8/29) [pdf]
Tutorial Video 1 [avi; use VLC player to open it]
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Tutorial Video 5 [avi; use VLC player to open it]
                    
 
Overview
Picture of Wireless
Transmission Lines
Waveguides
Cavities
Microwave Circuits (Couplers, Filters)
Antennas (Dipoles, Yagi-Uda, Log-Periodic, Arrays)
Optical Waveguides, Optical Fibers
Wireless Communication Standards and Devices (MOTOROLA, Ericsson contributions)
Commercial CADs for EM/RF Applications (HP contributions)
	         
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Prerequisite
EE3025 (Semester)
	          
Grading Policy
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Homework Policy
Problems are due during the class period on the assigned dates. Late Homework will not be accepted without justification.
                     
Exams
There will be 2 (two) in-class exams on September 29 and November 19.
                     
Smith Charts
Students are required to obtain impedance ("Smith") charts at the bookstore. These will be used on 8/25/09 and 8/27/09.
                     
Course Outline
Lec. Date
Topic
Text
1 8/18 Introduction - Review of Wave Definitions - Phasors
1-2 8/18-8/20 Transmission Line Equations - Lumped Element Model NOTES
2 8/20 Reflection Coefficient, Zin, SWR, Terminations
3 8/25 Matching Techniques (lambda/4, Stubs, Lumped Elements) NOTES
3-4 8/25-8/27 The Smith Chart - Development
4 8/27 The Smith Chart - Applications / Determination of Term Projects
5 9/1 Plane Waves and Polarization Review
5-6 9/1-9/3 Reflection of Normally Incident Plane Waves (Conductors, Dielectrics)
6 9/3 Oblique Incidence - Wave Impedance
7 9/8 Total Reflection, Brewster Angle, Optical Fibers
7-8 9/8-9/10 Waveguides - Laplace Equation in Rectangular Coords.
8 9/10 Helmholz Equations - Separations of Variables Lectures 1-6, 9-13
9 9/15 Waveguides-Laplace/Helmholz equations in rectangular coordinates
9-10 9/15-9/17 Parallel-Plate Waveguides
10 9/17 Planar Transmission Lines - Rectangular Waveguides
11 9/22 Waves Below and Near Cutoff - Quasi-TEM Modes
11-12 9/22-9/24 Dispersion, Loss, Practical Mode Excitation
12 9/24 REVIEW SESSION 1 Lectures 1-10
13 9/29 QUIZ 1 Lectures 1-10
14 10/1 Invited Talk 1: "Multilayer Integrated Wireless Modules: Planar lines, interconnects and waveguides"
- 10/6 FALL RECESS-No class
15 10/8 Invited Talk 2: "Applications of Electromagnetics to Sensing and Biomedical Applications: What is EMI/EMC?"
16 10/13 Dielectric and Ridge Waveguides, EBG's
16-17 10/13-10/15 Rectangular Resonators (Modes, Q, Losses)
17 10/15 Microwave Networks, Reciprocity
18 10/20 [Video] Equivalent Circuits, Scattering (S) and Transmission (T) Parameters
18-19 10/20-10/22 [Video] Cascaded 2-Ports, Microwave and Optical Filters
19 10/22 [Video] S-Parameters of N-Ports, Directional Couplers
20 10/27 [Video] Frequency characteristics of N-Ports, Quasistatic Analysis
20-21 10/27-10/29 [Video] Electric and Magnetic Dipoles, Power, Potentials
21 10/29 [Video] Half-Wave Dipole, Gain, Radiation resistance and Patterns
22 11/3 Discussion and Examples of the Topics on the topics of Video Lectures
23 11/5 Antenna Efficiency, Arbitrary Length Dipoles, Antennas above Conductors, Conjugate Matching
23-24 11/5-11/10 Antennas above Conductors, Traveling Wave Antennas, Feeding Circuits
24 11/10 Friis Formula, Superposition Principle
25 11/12 Input Impedance, Receiving Antennas and Reciprocity
25-26 11/12-11/17 Linear Arrays
26 11/17 REVIEW SESSION Lectures 11-12,16-24
27 11/19 QUIZ 2 Lectures 11-12,16-24
28 11/24 Examples/Problems of Antennas/Antennas Arrays & Final Review Session
- 11/26 THANKSGIVING-NO CLASS -
29 11/30-Time/Venue TBD Project Presentations -
30 12/10-11:30a FINAL All lectures
    	         
 

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