Field Theory for Optical and Microwave Communication Systems

Kursbeschreibung / -kommentar

Contents: Microwave and optical Systems, Indroduction, the electromagnetic spectrum,
History and uses of microwave and optics, Communication systems,
Electromagnetic theory, Maxwell’s equations, Constitutive relations, Static fields, Maxwell’s
equation in the frequency domain, the electromagnetic wave equation, Power in the
electromagnetic wave and the Poynting vector, Boundary conditions, Plane Waves, Reflections
from a conducting plane, a dielectric interface
Guided Waves, Classification of wave solutions, Fields of TEM, TM and TE Modes
Microwave waveguides, Microwave transmission lines, Rectangular waveguide, Circular
waveguide, Other waveguide types, Waveguide components
Optical Wavequides, Principles of dielectric waveguides, Dielectric slab waveguide, Optical
fibres, Modes in cylindrical optical waveguides, Transmission losses in optical fibres,

Objectives: Offering a fundamental understanding of the significance of electromagnetic waves
in the field of microwave engineering and optical communications and their influence on the
behaviour of realized communication systems. Qualification to do independent work in
electromagnetic field theory in the domain of optics and microwaves.