Course Content
Introduction to EM Engineering and modern applications, Review of Maxwell's equations, Boundary conditions between different medium interfaces. Plane wave function, Polarization, Vector potentials and current sources, Construction of solutions: TEM, TE and TM modes.
Useful theorems: Uniqueness, Image theory, Reciprocity theorem, Green's function for 1D, 2D and 3D electromagnetic problems, Equivalence principle, Aperture fields and radiation.
Antenna arrays, Fourier theory, Visible region, Beamforming, Phased array antenna, Mutual coupling, Multiport network theory, Multiport antenna characterization-MIMO, Physical phase-steered beamforming vs channel-dependent spatial multiplexing.
Scattering, Plane wave scattering by planar surface, Periodic structures, Floquet theory, Metasurface.
Text / References
- 1 Time-Harmonic Electromagnetic Fields, Roger F. Harrington, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2001.
- 2 Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, C. A. Balanis, Wiley Pub., 2012.
- 3 Foundations of Applied Electromagnetics, K. Sarabandi, Michigan Pub. Services, 2022.
- 4 New Foundations for Applied Electromagnetics: The Spatial Structure of Electromagnetic Fields, S. Mikki and Y. Antar, Artech House, 2016.
- 5 Phased Array Antenna Handbook, R. J. Mailloux, 3rd Edition, Artech House, 2017.