ECTS - University of Pisa
The student who successfully completes the course will have the ability to understand electromagnetic phenomena related to time-varying electromagnetic fields. He or she will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the characteristic parameters of the electromagnetic wave propagation as well as of the wave interaction with materials; the student will be aware of the techniques used to analyze wave propagation in complex materials characterized by frequency dispersion. He or she will have a basic knowledge of materials formed by periodic structures and their most important electromagnetic properties.
During the oral exam, the student must be able to demonstrate his/her ability to report and expose on a project assigned by the teacher at the end of the course. Moreover, during the oral exam the student must demonstrate a solid knowledge of the course material and discuss the reading matter thoughtfully and with propriety of expression.
Student will be able to prepare a short report and expose on a project assigned by the teacher at the end of the course.
Oral exam discussion.
Transmission and reflection of plane waves on interfaces. Transmission lines.
Face to face lectures with slides and Matlab laboratory sessions to fix the most important concepts.
PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS: General properties of materials, polarization phenomena, propagation through dispersive materials, properties of conductors (surface impedance), dispersion models (Lorentz, Debye, Drude). ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING: Continuous metallic screen. Shielding effectiveness. Thin and multilayered screens. Near field shielding.
CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS: Methods for retrieving the dielectric, magnetic properties of materials in the microwave range including laboratory demonstrations.
PERIODIC STRUTURES: Theory of periodic structures, dispersion diagram of 2D periodic structures, Fouquet theorem, Frequency Selective Surfaces, Photonic Crystals.
Download the slides from elearn.ing.unipi.it and repeat the laboratory exercises on matlab. Ask the teacher for a project well before oral examination.
Development of a project, preparation of a technical note and a ppt presentation. Discussion on the project during the oral exam and addtional questions on the program.
