ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION
Transmission lines: frequency domain analysis of radio frequency and microwave transmission circuits including power relations and graphical and computer methods. Electromagnetic waves: planar optical components, pulse dispersion, phase front considerations for optical components, conducting waveguides, dielectric waveguides. Radiation: retarded potentials, elemental dipoles, radiating antenna characterization, receiving mode.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: E C E 320 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Compute transmission line voltages, currents, impedances, and reflection coefficients in transient and harmonic circuits Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Design matching networks utilizing a Smith chart Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Compute reflection and transmission of plane waves at an interface Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use the Friis transmission equation for link budget analysis in antenna communication systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze TM and TE modes of circular and rectangular waveguides Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Compute transmission line voltages, currents, impedances, and reflection coefficients in transient and harmonic circuits Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Design matching networks utilizing a Smith chart Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Compute reflection and transmission of plane waves at an interface Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use the Friis transmission equation for link budget analysis in antenna communication systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze TM and TE modes of circular and rectangular waveguides Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027