Course Number

Name

Description

Fall   

Winter

Sp

Su

Transmission Lines and Introductory Fields

Properties and application of transmission lines. Introduction to electric an magnetic field theory and devvelopment of Maxwell's equations.

X

X

Transmission Lines and Introductory Fields Laboratory

Experiments and measurement techniques in static and time-varying fields. Transmission line design and measurements. Microwave generation, propagation, detection, and hardware components.

X

X

Applied Electromagnetic Theory

Application of Maxwell's equations to propagating and radiating components and systems.

X

Electromagnetics Laboratory

Design and evaluation of microwave devices,systems, and materials.

X

Optical communication Components and Systems

Fiber optic communication system components and their operating and performance characteristics.

Intermediate Electromagnetic Theory

Application of electromagnetic theory to nonlinear and anisotropic materials and devices. Current mathematical techniques in field theory.

High-Frequency Comminication Circuits

Circuits and RF techniques used in comminication systems.

Computational Electromagnetics    

Numerical methods for electromagnetics.  Method of moments, finite difference method, finite element methods.

Radar Systems Performance

Performance an evaluation of various radar systems. Range equation, signal detection, ambiguity function, system configuration, and components.

Microwave remote Sensing

Emphasis on space-borne remote sensing of the earth's atmosphere, land, and oceans. Primary methods and applications for both active (radar) and passive (radiometry).