Guided Waves

Code:

FIS3013

Acronym:

FIS3013

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Physics

Instance: 2018/2019 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Physics and Astronomy
Course/CS Responsible:	Master's Degree in Physical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MI:EF	6	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/pratical lectures.Use of the blackboard and projector. 

Type of evaluation: Avaliação distribuída com exame final 

Terms of frequency: Accordingly the rules of the University. 

Formula Evaluation: Evaluation done using the media of the 2 optional frequencies or final examination.

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
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the University rules

Calculation formula of final grade

Assessment is made from the result of the final exam.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the University rules

Classification improvement

If the student attends to both exams, the highest grade will be considered.