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Guided Waves

Empfohlene Vorkenntnisse

Differential equations, integral calculus, vector analysis, electrostatic and magneto static fields
Lehrform Vorlesung/Labor
Lernziele / Kompetenzen
  • 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
Dauer 2
SWS 6.0
Aufwand
Lehrveranstaltung 90 h
Selbststudium / Gruppenarbeit: 180 h
Workload 270 h
ECTS 9.0
Voraussetzungen für die Vergabe von LP

Guided Wave Theory: written exam K 90.
Both labs must be passed.
Leistungspunkte Noten

9 CP, grade between 1 and 5
Modulverantwortlicher

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Christ
Empf. Semester 2, 3
Haeufigkeit jedes Jahr (SS)
Verwendbarkeit

Master-Studiengang CME
Veranstaltungen

Microwave Lab

Art Labor
Nr. EMI412
SWS 1.0
Lerninhalt
  • Network Analysis of passive microwave elements
  • Rectangular Waveguide in microwave communications
  • Circuit Simulations with Microwave Office
Literatur
  • Pozar, David: Microwave Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
  • Wandell, Brian C.: Transmission Line Handbook, Artech House, 1991.

 

Guided Wave Simulation Lab

Art Labor
Nr. EMI413
SWS 1.0
Lerninhalt

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
Literatur

Literature and simulation experiment descriptions will be given at the beginning of the lab work

Guided Wave Theory

Art Vorlesung
Nr. EMI411
SWS 4.0
Lerninhalt
  • Maxwell’s equations: general forms, cause-effect-relations, continuity relation, time harmonic field
  • 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
Literatur
  • 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.

 

 
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