Guided Waves
| Keywords |
| Classification |
Keyword |
| OFICIAL |
Physics |
Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S
Cycles of Study/Courses
| Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
| MI:EF |
22 |
study plan from 2017/18 |
3 |
- |
6 |
49 |
162 |
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking students
Objectives
Understand and characterize key concepts of time-varying fields and Maxwell equations,in integral and diferential forms. To study transmission lines using the corresponding distributed parameters and the Smith diagram. Model plane-parallel waveguides, rectangular and cylindrical and their modes of operation. Introduce resonant cavities and its applications.Charactrization of radiating systems and antennas.
Learning outcomes and competences
Understand and characterize key concepts of time-varying fields and Maxwell equations,in integral and diferential forms. To study transmission lines using the corresponding distributed parameters and the Smith diagram. Model plane-parallel waveguides, rectangular and cylindrical and their modes of operation. Introduce resonant cavities and its applications.
Working method
Presencial
Program
1. Time-varying fields and Maxwells equations. 1.1.Faradays law . 1.2.Maxwells equations in the integral form. 1.3.Boundary conditions. 1.4.Wave equations and their solutions. 1.5Time-harmonic fields. 2. Plane electromagnetic waves. 2.1.Plane waves inlossless media. 2.2.Plane waves in looy media. 2.3.Group velocity. 2.4.Flow of electromagnetic power and the Poynting vector. 2.5.Normal incidence.. 2.6.Idem,oblique 2.7.Normal incidence (dieletric)2.8.Idem,oblique. 2.9.Normal incidence at multiple dielectric interfaces. 3.Theory and applications on transmission lines. 3.1.Transverse electromagnetic wave along a parallel-plate transmission line. 3.2.Transmission- line equations. 3.3.Wave characteristics on finite transmission lines. 3.4.Transients on transmission lines. 3.5.Smith chart. 3.6.Transmission-line impedance matching. 4.Waveguides . 4.1.General wave behaviors along uniform guiding structures. 4.2.Parallel-plate waveguide. 4.3.Rectangular waveguides. 4.4.Circular waveguides.
Mandatory literature
Jackson John David;
Classical electrodynamics. ISBN: 0-471-30932-X
Cheng David K.;
Field and wave electromagnetics. ISBN: 0-201-52820-7
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical lectures and theoretical/practical lectures.
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
| designation |
Weight (%) |
| Exame |
90,00 |
| Participação presencial |
10,00 |
| Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| designation |
Time (hours) |
| Frequência das aulas |
49,00 |
| Estudo autónomo |
113,00 |
| Trabalho escrito |
0,00 |
| Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
According to the University rules
Calculation formula of final grade
100% final exam.
Classification improvement
Final exam.
Observations
Jury: Orlando Frazão e José Moreira