Aim
The student shall deepen his/her knowledge of the fundamental principles of electromagnetic wave propagation in linear continuous media.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to explain the basic methods of analysis that are used to understand and analyse wave propagation in linear materials

• be able to perform numerical simulations

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to use simple material models such as the Debye- and the Lorentz-model

• be able to calculate reflection and transmission of isotropic and anisotropic materials

• be able to calculate the broadening of ray beams

• be able to calculate wave propagation in simple, inhomogeneous, isotropic material

• carry through a minor project including written documentation

Contents
The Maxwell equations and boundary conditions. Constitutive relations and various models. Energy relations. Time harmonic fields. Plane waves, polarization. Plane wave propagation in complex materials (isotropic, anisotropic, gyrotropic, bi-isotropic). Reflection and transmission. Beams and the paraxial approximation. Wave propagation in inhomogeneous materials.

Literature
Kristensson G: Elektromagnetisk vågutbredning, Studentlitteratur, Lund 1999.