NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WARANGAL Syllabus for Numerical Electromagnetics:

Sem - I Ph.D Course Works

Chapter 1. Fundamental Concepts Introduction, Review of Electromagnetic Theory, Electrostatic Fields, Magnetostatic Fields, Time-varying Fields, Boundary Conditions, Wave Equations, Time-varying Potentials, Time-Harmonic Fields, Classification of EM problems, Classification of Solution Regions, Classification of Differencial Equations, Classification of Boundary Conditions, Some Important Theorems Superposition Principle, Uniqueness Theorem. Chapter 2. Finite Difference Methods Finite Difference Scheme, Finite Differencing of parabolic PDFs, Finite Differencing of Hyperbolic PDFs, Finite Differencing of Elliptic PDFs, Band Matrix Mathods, Iterative Methods, Practical Applications Transmission Lines, Waveguides, Numerical Integration-Eulars Rule, Trapezoidal Rule, Simpsons Rule, Newton -cotes Rule, Gaussian Rules, Multiple Integration. Chapter 3. Moment Method- Integral Equations, Classification of Integral Equations, Connection between Differential and Integral Equations, Greens Function-For free space, For Domain with Conducting Boundaries, Applications-Quasi-Static Problems, Scattering Problems-Scattering by conducting Cylinder, Scattering by an Arbitrary Array of Parallel Wires. Chapter 4. Finite Element Methods- Solution of Laplaces Equation- Finite Element Discretization, Element Governing Equations, Assembling of All Elements, Solving the Resulting Equations, Solutions of poissons Equation-Deriving Element-Governing Equations, Solving the Resulting Equations, Solution of the Wave Equation, Higher order equations-Pascal Triangle, Local Coordinates, Shape Functions, Fundamental Matrices. Chapter 5. Transmission-Line-Matrix Method- Transmission-Line Equations, Solution of Diffusion Equation, Solution of Wave Equations-Equivalence Between Networks and Field Parameters, Dispersion Relation of Propagation Velocity, Scattering Matrix, Boundary Representation, Computation of Fields and Frequency Response, Output Response and Accuracy of Results. References: 1. Matthew N.O. Sadiku, Numerical Tecnology in Electromagnetics, New Yorks: CRC Press. 2. Matthew N.O. Sadiku, Elements of Electromagnetics, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press. 3. Roger F. Harrington, Field Computation by Moment of Methods, Wiley-IEEE Press.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WARANGAL Syllabus for Patch Antennas:

Sem - I Ph.D Course Works

Chapter 1. Fundamental on Patch Antennas- Introduction, Patch Antennas Configurations, Feeding Techniques and Modeling, Radiation Fields-Vector Potentials and Radiation Field Formulation, Microstrip antenna Characteristics Calculations, Applications. Chapter 2. Full wave Analysis of Microstrip Antennas- Spectral Domain Full Wave Analysis Input Impedance, Radiation Efficiency, Radiation Patterns, Numerical Evaluation of Matrix elements and Voltage Vector, Basic Functions, Application of Microstrip Antennas, Finite Differenec Time Domains Analysis Formulation, Absorbing Boundary Conditions, Extraction of frequency Domain Characteristics from Time domain data, Propagation in a Microstrip Line, Application of Microstrip Antennas. Chapter 3. Compact Microstrip Antennas- Introduction, Use of a Shorted Patch with a Thin Dielectric Substrate, Use of a Meandered Patch, Use of a Meandered Ground Plane, Use of a Planar Inverted-L Patch, Use of an Inverted U-shaped or Folded Patch. Chapter 4. Compact Dual-Frequency, Dual-Polarized and CP Microstrip Antennas- Compact Dual-Frequency Operation with same Polarization planes, Compact Dual-Frequency Operation, Dual Band or Triple-Band PIFA, Compact Dual-Polarized, CP Microstrip antenna Designs with a Cross-Slot of Unequal Arm Lengths, Designs with a Y-Shaped Slot of Unequal Arm Lengths, Designs with Slits, Designs with Truncated Corners, Designs with a Tuning Stub. Chapter 5. Broad Banding Techniques- Effects of substrate parameters on Bandwidth, Selection of suitable patch ahape, Selection of suitable Feeding Technique, Multimoding Techniques- Broad Banding Using stacked elements and Coplanar Parasitic elements, Others Broad Banding Techniques. References: 1. Kin-Lu Wong , Compact and Broadband Microstrip Antennas, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002. 2. Ramesh Garg, Prakash Bhartia, Inder Bahl, Apisak Ittipiboon, Microstrip Antenna Design Handbook, Artech House, Inc. 2001. 3. DavidM.Pozar, DanielH.Schaubert, Microstrip Antennas: The Analysis and Design of Microstrip Antennas and Arrays, IEEE Press, 1998.