Microwave Theory and Techniques (WS)
Lecturer
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Solbach / Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bieder
Volume
4 semester hours (L2, E1, Lab1)
Dates
| Lecture | Exercise | Lab | |
| Date: | Wed 12:00-13:30 | Wed 13:45-14:30 |
Wed. 15:00-18:00 (Normal Date) |
| Place: | BB 1013 | BB 1013 | BB 1110 |
| Begin: | Oct. 21th, 2015 | Oct. 28th, 2015 | Information will be given during the exercise! |
Contents
- Plane Waves / Propagation
- Transmission Line Theory (Repetition)
- Waveguide Theory Plus Resonators
- Network Analysis Plus Passive Components
- Noise and Distortion in Microwave Systems
Download
Lecture script, exercises, lab instructions and additional aids can be downloaded here!
Recommended literature
- Pozar, D. M.: Microwave Engineering 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons 2004
- Ida, N.: Engineering Electromagnetics 2nd Edition, Springer 2003
- Balanis C. A.: Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, John Wiley & Sons 1989
- Pozar, D. M.: Microwave and RF Design of Wireless Systems 1st Edition, John Wiley & Sons 2000
Helpful links to the lecture
- Amanogawa, Various JAVA™-applets for learning transmission lines and electromagnetic waves
- Educator's Corner, Electrical engineering insight, pre-written and interactive experiments, lecture assistance, reference materials, lab exercises, teaching tools, engineering student resources and various research materials
- Ansoft, Employer of RF- und Microwave-CAD-software - free student version of "Ansoft Designer SV" is available
- Sonnet, Modern microwave-EM-simulator in order to develop 2D und 3D-structures - free SONNET-Lite-version for testing
- MEFiSTo-2D-classic, Multi-purpose Electromagnetic Field Simulation Tool. It allows to solve and visualize 3D fields and waves that are functions of two space dimensions and time.
- High Frequency Sites, Home pages of research facilities and groups whos main interests are concentrated in the area of high frequency and electromagnetic research and technologies
- D. Morris, Sorting Through EMSimulators, MicroWaves & RF, April 2012