Antennas and Wave Propagation in Matter
(3-0-0-3)
CMPE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the CMPE degree.
EE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the EE degree.
Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.
Technical Interest Group(s) / Course Type(s): Electromagnetics
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Prerequisites: ECE 6350
Catalog Description
Basic methods for characterizing the electromagnetic propertiesof common materials (geophysical, biological, etc.) and
techniques for analyzing antennas and wave propagation in these
materials.
Course Outcomes
Not Applicable
Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)
Not Applicable
Topical Outline
Review of Electromagnetic Theory and the Properties of Materials
Field Equations in Matter: Notation and Constitutive Parameters
Phenomenological Models for Dielectric Dispersion
Water and Materials Containing Water as Dielectrics
Pulse Propagation in a Dispersive Medium
Transmission of a Gaussian Plane-Wave Pulse from Air to Earth
Application to Ground-Penetrating Radars
Analysis of Antennas in Matter
Special Considerations for Antennas in Dissipative Materials
Bare and Insulated Linear Antennas
Bare and Insulated Loop Antennas
Antennas as Field Probes
Dipole Antennas Near a Planar Interface, Lateral Waves
Theory and Implementation of Measurements
Basic Theory for Electromagnetic Scale Models
Materials for Use in Scale Models
Special Techniques for Measuring Antennas in Matter