Core Classes

ELEN 451: Antenna Engineering. (3-0) Introduction to antenna theory and design; includes antenna performance parameters, analysis of radiation from sources using Maxwell's equations, theory and design of wire antennas, arrays and frequency independent antennas; computer methods for antenna design.

ELEN 453: Microwave Solid-State Circuits and Systems. (3-0) Microwave solid-state devices and circuits; theory and design of various types of active circuits; applications of these devices and circuits in radar, communication and surveillance systems.

ELEN 480: RF and Microwave Wireless Systems. (3-0) Introduction to various RF and microwave system parameters, architectures and applications; theory, implementation, and design of RF and microwave systems for communications, radar, sensor, surveillance, navigation, medical and optical applications.

ELEN 635: Electromagnetic Theory. (3-0) Maxwell's equations, boundary conditions, Poynting's theorem, electromagnetic potentials, Green's functions, Helmholtz's equation, field equivalence theorems; applications to problems involving transmission scattering and diffraction of electromagnetic waves.

ELEN 636: Phased Arrays. (3-0) Theory and applications of phased array antennas, radiators and sensors. Spatial and spectral domain analysis of phased arrays including element-by-element, infinite array and Fourier methods. Applications will include phased arrays, adaptive arrays, and synthesis array antennas, for use in radar, imaging and biomedical treatment and diagnosis.

ELEN 637: Numerical Methods in Electromagnetics. (3-0) Numerical techniques for solving antenna, scattering and microwave circuit problems; finite difference and finite element differential equation methods with emphasis on the method of moments integral equation technique.

ELEN 638: Antennas and Propagation. (3-0) Application of Maxwell's equations to determine electromagnetic fields of antennas; radiation, directional arrays, impedance characteristics, aperture antennas.

ELEN 639: Microwave Circuits. (3-0) Introduction to high frequency systems and circuits; provides background information needed to understand fundamentals of microwave integrated circuits; includes usage of S-parameters, Smith Charts, stability considerations in designing microwave circuits; utilizes CAD program "Super Compact" demonstration design synthesis optimazation and analysis of monolithic devices and circuits.

ELEN 641: Microwave Solid-State Integrated Circuits. (3-0) Microwave two-terminal and three terminal solid-state devices; waveguides and microstrip solid-state circuits; theory and design of microwave mixers, detectors, modulators, switches, phase shifters, oscillators and amplifiers.