ECEN 560 Schedule - Winter 2016
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Date		Topic	Homework	Notes
Propagation in Media
Jan. 5		Introduction	HW1	Review, Links
7		(No class)	HW2	Anisotropic
12		Anisotropic Media, Uniaxial media	HW3	Examples
14		Gyrotropic, bianisotropic media	HW4
Green's Functions, Radiation, Antennas
19		Green's functions - Helmholtz equation	HW5	Scalar
21		Green's functions - Maxwell's equation	HW6	Maxwell
26		Dyadic Green's function	HW7	Dyadic, Far Field
28		Far field, antennas	HW8	Antennas
Feb. 2		Antenna parameters, linear antennas		Arrays
4		Exam 1 (in class) practice	Review
9		Linear arrays, Dolph-Chebyshev arrays, Pattern Synthesis Elliot Hansen (no class, but complete HW9 for Thursday)	HW9	Arrays 2
11		Dipole in layered media	HW10	Layered Media
16		(No class - Monday instruction)
18		Dipole in layered media	HW11	Layered Media R/T
23		Contour integration	HW12	Complex
25		Asymptotic integration	HW13	Asymptotic
Mar. 1		Vertical magnetic dipole	HW14	VMD
Theorems and Principles
3		Uniqueness, duality, and image theorems, equivalence principle	HW15	Theorems
8		Reaction and reciprocity	HW16	Reciprocity
10		Reaction and reciprocity	HW17 Green Theorem Paper	Reciprocity 2
15		Huygens' principle	HW18	Huygens
17		Fresnel diffraction	HW19	Diffraction Lithography
22		Fraunhofer diffraction, Gaussian beams, exam review	Review, HW20	Gaussian
		Exam 2 (Testing Center, March 28-30) practice
24		Gaussian beams, lithography, scattering
Scattering
29		Scattering	HW21	Scattering
31		Scattering, review exam	HW22	Scattering 2
Apr. 5				Metamaterials
7		Special topics	HW23	Nanoelectromagnetics
12		Review for Final		Nanoelectromagnetics, THz Papers
18		Final exam (in class, 2:30-5:30pm)