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Course Catalog 01/02


Mechanical Engineering

MTF084 Waves and antennas 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q IV

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Hans O Åkerstedt 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 01/02.

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