EE340A Electromagnetic Theory

A.R. Harish
arh@iitk.ac.in
Office: ACES 225; Phone: 7569
 Class Schedule
• LEC: MW 08:00-08:50 Venue: L1;
Th 10:00-10:50 Venue: L1;

• TUT: F 14:00-14:50 Venue: T203 – 207

 Applications
RADAR and Naviation • Instrument landing, target location, weather prediction

Communication • Mobile; WiFi; Satellite

Non-invasive Diagnostics • Fault detection, material testing, cancer diagnostics

Radio Astronomy • Understanding our universe

Consumer Electronics • RFID; Photocopier; Laser Printer

EMI/EMC • Making the devices safe and secure

Transmission Line • Coax; Two-wire; Waveguide

 Course Contents

Plane
Electromagnetic
Waves,
Time Varying Propagation in
Electromagnetic Free Space and
Fields, Maxwell's in Matter;
Equations,
Boundary
Overview of Conditions;
Static Electric
and Magnetic
Fields, Steady
Electric Currents;
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Reflection and Refraction of Waves at
Conducting and Dielectric Boundary;
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Reflection and Refraction of

Waves at Conducting and
Dielectric Boundary;

Acknowledgements:
Wikipedia and google
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Reflection and Refraction of Waves at Conducting and Dielectric
Boundary;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarizing_filter_(photography)
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Reflection and Refraction of Waves at Conducting and Dielectric
Boundary;

https://slabberandslabbertoptoms.co.za
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Transmission Lines: TEM waves, Transmission Line Equations, Wave
Propagation along Finite Transmission Lines, Transients on Lines, The
Smith Chart;
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Transmission Lines: TEM waves, Transmission Line Equations, Wave
Propagation along Finite Transmission Lines, Transients on Lines, The
Smith Chart;

By LuckyLouie - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9886642
 Course Contents
Transmission Lines: TEM waves, Transmission Line Equations, Wave
Propagation along Finite Transmission Lines, Transients on Lines, The
Smith Chart;

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spectrum_Analyser_PCB.jpg
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Waveguides, Waves in Guided Media, Parallel Plate Waveguide,
Rectangular Waveguide, Cavity Resonators;
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Waveguides, Waves in Guided Media, Parallel Plate Waveguide,
Rectangular Waveguide, Cavity Resonators;
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Basic Theory of Antennas and Radiation Characteristics, Elementary
Types of Antennas.
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Basic Theory of Antennas and Radiation Characteristics, Elementary
Types of Antennas.
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1. Overview of Static Electric and Magnetic Fields, Steady Electric
Currents;
2. Time Varying Electromagnetic Fields, Maxwell's Equations,
Boundary Conditions;
3. Plane Electromagnetic Waves, Propagation in Free Space and in
Matter;
4. Reflection and Refraction of Waves at Conducting and Dielectric
Boundary;
5. Transmission Lines: TEM waves, Transmission Line Equations,
Wave Propagation along Finite Transmission Lines, Transients on
Lines, The Smith Chart;
6. Waveguides, Waves in Guided Media, Parallel Plate Waveguide,
Rectangular Waveguide, Cavity Resonators;
7. Basic Theory of Antennas and Radiation Characteristics,
Elementary Types of Antennas.
 References
• Field and Wave Electromagnetics, Second Edition,
David K. Cheng, Pearson Education, 2008.

• Engineering Electromagnetics, Seventh Edition, Tata

W A Haytt & J A Buck McGraw Hill, 2006.

E. C. Jordan and K. G. • Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems,

Balmain Second Edition, Prentice Hall Inc., Tata McGraw Hill

• Principles of Electromagnetics, Fourth Edition, Oxford

Mathhew N.O. Sadiku University Press.

• Electromagnetics with Applications, Fifth Edition,

Kraus and Fleisch McGraw Hill,1999.
 Evaluation

Component %Marks
Tutorial mini quizzes 20
Mid-semester Examination 35
End semester Examination 45
TOTAL 100
 Attendance, Examinations,
Quizzes
• Missing a quiz or an examination:
– Missing a mini quiz or the mid-semester examination and leave
is granted by the competent authority:
• mini quiz or mid-semester examination marks will be pro-rated based on the
overall marks obtained including the marks of the end-semester
examination.
– Missing the end-semester examination:
• will be allowed to appear in the Make-up examination, if permitted by the
competent authority.
• Attendance will be recorded during the lectures using biometric
attendance system, if it does not disturb the class.
– Please see the guidelines at: http://www.iitk.ac.in/bau/
After completing the course

Able to visualize EM fields

Apply EM principles to explain the working

of RF devices and phenomena

Understand the meaning and significance of

performance specifications of RF components
 RF Frequency Bands
Wavelength (m) Frequency Band Applications
100 km to 10 km 3 kHz to 30 kHz VLF Navigation
10 km to 1 km 30 kHz to 300 kHz LF Radio Beacon
1 km to 100 m 300 kHz to 3 MHz MF AM Broadcast, Direction
Finding, Amateur Radio
100 m to 10 m 3 MHz to 30 MHz HF Shortwave Radio
Aircraft Communication
10 m to 1 m 30 MHz to 300 MHz VHF Television, FM Broadcast, Air
Traffic Control
1 m to 10 cm 300 MHz to 3 GHz UHF Television, Radar, Mobile
Phone, Satellite
Communication
10 cm to 1 cm 3 GHz to 30 GHz SHF Radar, Microwave Link,
Satellite Communication
1 cm to 1 mm 30 GHz to 300 GHz EHF Radar, Experimental Studies

Microwave Bands k: 103

L: 1 to 2 GHz; S: 2 to 4 GHz; C: 4 to 8 GHz; X: 8 to 12.4 GHz; M: 106
Ku: 12.4 to 18 GHz; K: 18 to 26.5 GHz; Ka: 26.5 to 40 GHz; G: 109