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ELEC 381 Applications of Electromagnetics Units: 3.75
Partial differential equation solutions to Maxwell's Equations; Introduction to the Smith chart; uniform plane waves; reflection of plane waves; normal and oblique incidence; analysis and applications of rectangular waveguides; resonant cavities; optical fibres; introduction to antennas; aperture antennas.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0.25, Tut: 0.5)
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0.25, Tut: 0.5)
Offering Term: F
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 0
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 24
Engineering Design 21
Offering Faculty: Smith Engineering
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the fundamentals of unguided electromagnetic wave propagation in lossless and lossy media (normal and oblique incidence, reflection and transmission, state of polarization, power flow).
- Understand the fundamentals of guided electromagnetic wave propagation in rectangular metallic waveguides and optical fibers and the factors that impact wave propagation (e.g. dispersion, attenuation).
- Understand the fundamentals of half-wave dipole antennas, dipole antenna arrays, horn antennas, planar patch antennas.
- Use 2D and 3D full-wave electromagnetic simulators to design multiple types of electromagnetic structures.
- Design waveguide resonant cavities and waveguide filters.
- Design microwave and optical gratings.
- Design and simulate dipole, horn and planar patch antennas.