ECE 770 Topic 4 - Winter 2017

ECE 770 Topic 4 - Computational Methods for Engineering Electromagnetics

Instructor

Professor S. Safavi-Naeini

General description

The main theme of this course is the description of most widely used computer techniques for engineering problems dealing with the electromagnetic wave radiation, propagation and scattering. Applications of these methods to RF/Microwave and millimeter wave planar circuits and antennas, radiowave propagation in wireless communication systems, photonic integrated circuits, and nano-structures are addressed.

Contents

  1. Review of fundamental theorems and concepts: uniqueness theorem, principle of equivalence, electromagnetic reciprocity, theory of Green’s function, Green’s function for static and dynamic problems.
  2. Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method: finite difference method for static field problems, finite difference time domain methods for circuits and scattering problems, numerical boundary conditions, stability and accuracy
  3. Integral equation formulations and the Method of Moment (MOM): review of scalar and vector potential theories, mixed potential integral equation (MPIE) method, numerical solution by method of moments, Galerkin method
  4. Planar and quasi-planar circuits and antennas in multi-layer media: spectral representation of the fields in planar multi-layer media, spectral and spatial domain formulations.
  5. Variational principle and Finite Element Method (FEM)
  6. Asymptotic techniques: ray and beam fields, geometrical and physical optics, geometrical theory of diffraction, radiowave propagation in wireless communication systems , applications in guided-wave optics
  7. Research trends

Prerequisites

Undergraduate course(s) in electromagnetic fields and waves.

Textbook

  1. Lecture Notes and papers from the current literature.
  2. Jian-Ming Jin, Theory and Computation of Electromagnetic Fields, IEEE Press, 2015 (eBook available from the UW Library). Parts of the chapters 8, 9, and 10.

Lecture time and place

Three hours per week on Thursdays from 8:30 AM to 11:20 AM in room E5 4047, starting January 5th, 2017.

References

Numerical Methods in General

  1. Computational Methods for Electromagnetics, A. F. Peterson, Scitt L. Ray, and Raj Mittra, IEEE/OUP Series, IEE Press, New York 1998.
  2. Computational Electromagnetics, A. Bondeson, T. Rylander, P. Ingelstrom, Springer, 2005 (Introductory, eBook version available from UW Library).
  3. Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics, Second Edition, by Matthew N.O. Sadiku, CRC Press LLC, 2001 (Introductory).
  4. Numerical techniques for microwave and millimeter-wave passive structures , edited by Tatsuo Itoh. Wiley-Interscience New York , Toronto, 1989.
  5. Computer techniques for electromagnetics , edited by R. Mittra.,Washington : Hemisphere Pub. Corp., 1987.
  6. Numerical methods for passive microwave and millimeter wave structures ,edited by Roberto Sorrentino, IEEE Press selected reprint series, New York , 1989.
  7. Computational Electromagnetics for RF and Microwave Engineering, D.B. Davidson, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
  8. PIERS 11, Progress in Electromagnetic Research, Methods for Modeling and Simulation of Guided-Wave Optoelectronic Devices, Parts I and II, EMW Publishing, Massachusetts, 1995.

Method of Moment (MOM)

  1. Field computation by moment methods, Roger F. Harrington, IEEE Press series on electromagnetic waves, IEEE Press, New Jersey, 1993.
  2. Generalized Moment methods in Electromagnetics, J. J. H Wang, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1991.
  3. Computational electromagnetics : frequency-domain method of moments , edited by Edmund K. Miller, Louis N. Medgyesi-Mitschang, Edward H. Newman, IEEE Press, New York, 1992.

Finite Difference Time Domain Method (FDTD)

  1. Computational Electrodynamics : the finite-difference time-domain method , Allen Taflove, Artech House, Boston, 1995.
  2. Computational electromagnetics, Konada Umashankar, Allen Taflove, Artech House, Boston, 1993.

Finite Element Method (FEM)

  1. Finite element method for electromagnetics : antennas, microwave circuits, and scattering applications, John L. Volakis, Arindam Chatterjee, Leo C. Kempel, IEEE/OUP series on electromagnetic wave theory, New York, 1998.
  2. Finite element software for microwave engineering, edited by Tatsuo Itoh, Giuseppe Pelosi, Peter P. Silvester, Wiley, New York, 1996.
  3. The finite element method in electromagnetics, Jianming Jin, Wiley, NewYork, 1993.

Asymptotic Methods

  1. Asymptotic methods in electromagnetics, Daniel Bouche, Frédéric Molinet, Raj Mittra, Springer, New York, 1997.
  2. High-Frequency Electromagnetic Techniques, A. K. Bhattacharyya, Wiley, New York, 1995.
  3. Geometrical Theory of Diffraction for Electromagnetic Waves, G. L. James, Peter Peregrinus Ltd. on behalf of IEE, London, 1980.
  4. Approximate boundary conditions in electromagnetics, T. B. A. Senior and J. L. Volakis, IEE electromagnetic waves series. 41, IEE, London, 1995.

Recent Research Trends

  1. Modeling and Computations in Electromagnetics, Habib Ammari (Ed.), Spinger, 2008 (eBook version available from UW Library).

General Electromagnetic Theory

  1. Electromagnetic Fields (2nd Edition), J. Van Bladel, IEEE Press Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory, 2007.
  2. Time-harmonic electromagnetic fields, R. F. Harrington, McGraw-Hill , New York, 1961
  3. Field theory of guided waves , Robert E. Collin, IEEE Press, New York, 1991.
  4. Advanced engineering electromagnetics, Constantine A. Balanis Wiley, New York, 1989.