Valid for: 2012/13
Decided by: Education Board 1
Date of Decision: 2012-03-23
Elective for: E4, E4-f, E4-hn, F4, F4-tf, F4-f, MFOT1, Pi4, Pi4-bs
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
The student shall deepen his/her knowledge of the fundamental principles of electromagnetic wave propagation in linear continuous media, and know how utilize to numerical methods in the solution of electromagnetic wave propagation problems.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
The Maxwell equations and boundary conditions. Constitutive relations. Energy relations. Time harmonic fields. Plane waves, polarization. Plane wave propagation in complex materials (isotropic, anisotropic, gyrotropic, bi-isotropic). Reflection and transmission in two and three dimensions. Beams and the paraxial approximation. Wave propagation in inhomogeneous materials. Numerical methods e.g. finite difference methods and raytracing.
Grading scale: TH
Assessment: For the grade 3 completed assignments and project are required. The assignments and the project must be done during the course. For higher grades individual examination is required.
Required prior knowledge: ETE110 Modeling and Simulation in Field Theory or ETI015 Electromagnetic Fields, Advanced Course or ETE055/ETEF01/ESS050 Electromagnetic Field Theory.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course might be cancelled: If the number of applicants is less than 8.
The course overlaps following course/s: ETE071
Course coordinator: Studierektor Daniel Sjöberg, daniel.sjoberg@eit.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.eit.lth.se/course/eten05
Further information: With less than 16 participants, the course may be given with reduced teaching and more self studies.