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Guided Waves

Teaching methods

Lecture/Lab

Learning target / Competences

You understand Maxwell’s equations and you can apply them regarding on basic electrodynamic problems

You understand the properties of electromagnetic waves

You can apply the description of guided waves using the mode concept on arbitrary waveguide structures

You know the properties of important waveguide structures and you can analyze basic passive microwave systems

You can analyze and evaluate microwave structures by numerical analysis of electromagnetic field problems

You are able to perform 1- and 2-port measurements with network analysers on microwave frequencies

You learn to work with rectangular waveguides and related components as attenuators, isolator, transitions, cavities and horn antennae

You are able to make simulations of simple planar microwave circuits as filters and couplers

Duration

Hours per week

6.0

Overview

Classes	90 h
Individual / Group work:	180 h
Workload	270 h

ECTS

9.0

Requirements for awarding credit points

Written examination (90 min) and lab work

Credits and grades

9 CP, grade between 1 and 5

Responsible person

Prof. Dr. Christ

Recommended semester

2, 3

Frequency

Annually (ss)

Usability

Master's degree program CME

Lectures

Microwave Lab

Type	Lab
Nr.	EMI412
Hours per week	1.0
Content	Network Analysis of passive microwave elements Rectangular Waveguide in microwave communications Circuit Simulations with Microwave Office
Literature	Pozar, David: Microwave Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, 2011. Wandell, Brian C.: Transmission Line Handbook, Artech House, 1991.

Guided Wave Simulation Lab

Type	Lab
Nr.	EMI413
Hours per week	1.0
Content	Field numerical simulations of guided wave structures using FDFD (finite difference frequency domain) method E.g. - Rectangular waveguide filled with a scattering obstacle - Transmission line discontinuity: interconnection of a rectangular waveguide and a microstrip line
Literature	Literature and simulation experiment descriptions will be given at the beginning of the lab work

Guided Wave Theory

Type	Lecture
Nr.	EMI411
Hours per week	4.0
Content	Maxwell’s equations: general forms, cause-effect-relations, continuity relation, time harmonic fields Wave concept: uniform plane waves, propagation and energy flux, skin effect Boundary conditions Transmission lines: - Modes: concept and classification, orthogonality - Properties of rectangular waveguides, other waveguide types and coaxial lines Circuit theory for waveguide systems: - Scattering matrix formulation - Equivalent circuits - Examples of passive devices
Literature	Balanis, C. A., Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, John Wiley&Sons, New York, 2012. Ulaby, F. T., Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics, Pearson, 2014. Fleisch, D., A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations, Cambridge University Press, 2008.