Course: Electromagnetic waves

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Course title Electromagnetic waves
Course code KEP/EV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hamar Roman, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Wave equation - derivation, wave equation for harmonic fields, power balance, Poynting's theorem, Poynting's theorem for harmonic fields. 2. Electromagnetic waves in unbounded environment, plane homogenous wave, differential equation of plane wave, phase velocity and wave-length, skin depth, wave energy, wave impedance of environment. 3. Superposition of plane waves, electromagnetic wave polarization - linearly, circularly and elliptically polarized wave, right-handed and left-handed polarization. 4. Waves on the boundary, reflection and refraction of plane waves on the extensive plane boundary, Snell's laws - reflection law and refraction law, reflection factor and transmission factor, Brewster's polarization angle, total reflection, critical angle. 5. Waves in layered medium, description of multiple reflections, matrix method, sequential transformation of layer impedances. 6. Electromagnetic waves conduct, classification of conducted waves, TEM waves, TE and TM waves, HE and EH waves, transversal and longitudinal field components. 7. Waves in waveguides, metal waveguide, dielectric waveguide, condition for wave conduct, cut-off frequency, cut-off wave-length, wave mode, dominant wave mode. 8. Waves in lines, coaxial cable, twin line, microstrip line, telegraphic equation, lossless line, distortionless line, matched line. 9. Smith chart, standard impedance. 10. Resonators, cavity resonators, resonant frequency, resonator made from rectangle or circular waveguide part. 11. Radiation of electromagnetic waves, elementary electrical radiator - Hertzian dipole, field in the near zone, field in the far zone, dipole radiation power, radiation characteristics. 12. Elementary magnetic radiator, dipole moment, radiation of straight conductor of finite length, radiation of an area element. 13. Cylindrical a spherical waves.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Collaborative instruction, Multimedia supported teaching
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 29 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 19 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 19 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 55 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to know the basic equations of the electromagnetic field theory
to know the names of electromagnetic field quantities and their units
Skills
to apply the mathematical operations of the vector analysis
to recognize various types of electromagnetic fields
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to sum up the consequences of electromagnetic wave diffusion into various materials
to classify the electromagnetic waves into several standard types and to determine conditions for their existence
to compare various sorts of wave polarization
Skills
to recognise and to formulate electromagnetic-wave propagation patterns during the thesis completion
to assemble basic types of electromagnetic wave sources by using methods for computing radiated electromagnetic waves for standard types of radiators
to derive equations describing electromagnetic-wave propagation and other terms necessary to analyse high-frequency electromagnetic waves
to apply the knowledge and the practical experience obtained during the laboratory measurements in solving various problems of telecommunication engineering
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Lecture
Multimedia supported teaching
Collaborative instruction
Skills
One-to-One tutorial
Practicum
Laboratory work
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Laboratory work
Collaborative instruction
Individual study
Multimedia supported teaching
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Written exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Test
Oral exam
Written exam
Recommended literature
  • Novotný, Karel. Elektromagnetické pole a vlny : teorie elektromagnetického pole II. Vyd. 2. Praha : Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2001. ISBN 80-01-02429-6.
  • Novotný, Karel. Vlny a vedení : přednášky. Vyd. 1. Praha : Česká technika - nakladatelství ČVUT, 2005. ISBN 80-01-03317-1.


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