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Course Catalog 00/01


Mechanical Engineering

MTF084 Waves and antennas 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q IV

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Bo Kjellmert Univ lekt


PREREQUISITES
Electromagnetic Field Theory, MTF056.

COURSE AIM
To give good understanding of electromagnetic wave propagation and theoretical and practical knowledge of antennas.

CONTENTS
Electromagnetic fields: Maxwells equations, potentials. Methods in electrostatics. Plane waves. Waveguides with conducting boundaries.
Antenna theory: The radiation field from a source. Multipole expansion ot the radiation field, dipole and quadrupole antennas.
Antenna construction: Construction and measurement of handmade antennas.

TEACHING
Lessons and laboratory work.

EXAMINATION
Written examination and/or homework assignments. Laboratory reports.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Laboratory reports 1.50ECTS
Written exam 4.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
R. K. Wangsness: Electromagnetic Fields, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons.
ISBN 0-471-81186-6.
Laboratory instructions, LTU.

REMARKS
The course is given in English by request.

Further information: International Office

Valid for the academic year 00/01.

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