| Lecture |
Date |
Topic |
Readings |
Optional |
| 1 |
1/11 |
Overview, Maxwell's equations |
Note |
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| 2 |
1/13 |
Static fields and potentials |
Note |
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| 3 |
1/15 |
Lorenz gauge and inhomogeneous wave equation |
Note |
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| 4 |
1/18 |
Time-harmonic sources and retarded potentials |
Note |
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| 5 |
1/20 |
Vector calculus in spherical coordinates |
Note |
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| 6 |
1/22 |
Spherical waves |
Note |
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| 7 |
1/25 |
Hertzian dipole fields |
Note |
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| 8 |
1/27 |
Radiation fields of dipole antennas |
Note |
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| 9 |
3/1 |
Poynting vector, radiated power, radiation resistance |
Note |
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| 10 |
3/5 |
Antenna gain, beam pattern, directivity |
Note |
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| 11 |
3/5 |
Beam pattern, wave interference |
Note |
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| 12 |
3/8 |
Interference, antennas arrays |
Note |
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| 13 |
3/10 |
Array feed networks |
Note |
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3/12 |
Exam 1 (1-12) |
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| 14 |
3/15 |
Interference zones, plane waves |
Note |
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| 15 |
3/17 |
Interference zones, plane waves |
Note |
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| 16 |
3/19 |
Reflection and transmission, TE mode |
Note |
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| 17 |
3/22 |
Reflection and transmission, TM mode |
Note |
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| 18 |
3/24 |
Reflecting plates, monopole antennas, corner reflectors |
Note |
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| 19 |
3/26 |
Total internal reflection and evanescent waves |
Note |
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| 20 |
3/26 |
Doppler shift |
Note |
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| 21 |
3/29 |
Doppler radars |
Note |
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| 22 |
4/2 |
Dispersion and propagation in collisionless plasmas |
Note |
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| 23 |
4/7 |
Phase and group velocities and delays |
Note |
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4/9 |
Exam 2 (14-21) |
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| 24 |
4/12 |
Evanescent waves and tunneling |
Note |
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| 25 |
4/14 |
Parallel-plate waveguides: TE modes |
Note |
Tool: Smith Chart |
| 26 |
4/16 |
Parallel-plate waveguides: TE modes |
Note |
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| 27 |
4/19 |
Parallel-plate waveguides: example problems |
Note |
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| 28 |
4/21 |
TM modes in rectangular waveguides |
Note |
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| 29 |
4/23 |
TE modes in rectangular waveguides |
Note |
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| 30 |
4/26 |
Guide impedance and TL analogies |
Note |
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| 31 |
4/28 |
TE modes in dielectric slab waveguides |
Note |
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| 32 |
4/30 |
TM modes in dielectric slab waveguides |
Note |
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5/7 |
Exam 3 (22-30) |
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| 33 |
5/8 |
Rectangular cavities |
Note |
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| 34 |
5/10 |
Resonant modes and field fluctuations |
Note |
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| 35 |
5/12 |
Cavity radiation and thermal noise |
Note |
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| 36 |
5/14 |
Antenna reception and links |
Note |
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| 37 |
5/17 |
Effective area and reciprocity |
Note |
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| 38 |
5/18 |
Equivalent circuit models of coupled antennas |
Note |
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| 39 |
5/19 |
Links and antenna noise |
Note |
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5/27 |
Final Exam (1-12, 14-21, 22-30, 33-39) |
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