CODE 90317 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 5 cfu anno 1 INTERNET AND MULTIMEDIA ENGINEERING 10378 (LM-27) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-INF/02 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: ANTENNAS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course provides knowledge and skills concerning antennas and guided electromagnetic propagation, with reference to both their working principles and their use in different applicative fields. The following main topics will be addressed. Fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation and antenna parameters. Linear antennas, aperture antennas, reflector antennas, printed antennas. Antenna Arrays. MIMO systems for multimedia communications. Smart and reconfigurable antennas. Wide band antennas for high–speed internet links. Antenna systems for industrial, civil and biomedical applications. Fundamentals of guided propagation. Longitudinal-transverse decompositions of Maxwell's equations, TEM, TE, TM modes, rectangular waveguides, higher TE and TM modes, operating bandwidth, power transfer an attenuation, group velocity in waveguides, reflection model of waveguide propagation, dielectric slab guides. Oblique incidence and Snel's laws, Zenneck surface wave, surface plasmons. Plasmonic waveguides, plasmonic and oscillatory modes, MDM and DMD configurations. RFID technology, active and passive RFID tags, plasmonic RFID. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Acquire skills to face simple electromagnetic problems in accordance with the syllabus TEACHING METHODS Lectures SYLLABUS/CONTENT Remarks on electromagnetic fields. Maxwell's equations and constitutive equations. Free space radiation (first part): Propagation and attenuation of electromagnetic waves in lossless media. Plane waves. Remarks on electromagnetic radiation generated by e.m. sources. Near field and far field regions. Guided propagation: Uniform trasmission lines. Characteristic impedance, loads, input impedance. Examples of transmission lines used in applications. Basic concepts abour waveguide. Rectangular waveguides. Free space radiation (second part): Effects of the atmosphere. Varios types of links. Telecomunication systems from the point of view of the electromagnetic propagation. Urban propagation and models. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Orfanidis, S.J. (2013) Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas. Rutgers University. http://www.ece.rutgers.edu/~orfanidi/ewa/ TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MATTEO PASTORINO Ricevimento: On appointment. Exam Board ANDREA RANDAZZO (President) ALESSANDRO FEDELI MATTEO PASTORINO (President Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START https://corsi.unige.it/10378/p/studenti-orario Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination ASSESSMENT METHODS Answer questions about theory and solve simple exercises Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 09/01/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale 26/01/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale 16/02/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale 09/06/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale 30/06/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale 19/07/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale 07/09/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale