Course syllabus

Elektromagnetisk vågutbredning
Electromagnetic Wave Propagation

ETEN05, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2012/13
Decided by: Education Board 1
Date of Decision: 2012-03-23

General Information

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

Aim

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.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

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.

Examination details

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.

Admission

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

Reading list

Contact and other information

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.