2. EE 4FJ4: Microwave Engineering Instructor: Dr. Wei-Ping Huang, CRL Rm. 207, ext. 27696, wphuang@ece.eng.mcmaster.ca Teaching Assistants: Mr. Kevin Zhang, CRL Rm.110, ext.24521, zhangk@mcmaster.ca Mr. Faisal Habibullah, CRL Rm.110, ext.24521, faisalhabibullah@yahoo.com Textbooks: Lecture notes (available in library or from TAs/Instructor) D.M.Pozar, Microwave Engineering (2 nd Ed.), John Wiley, 1998.

3. In innocence, we see the beginning. In passion, we see the end. Lao Tse (605-531 BC)

4. Objectives To provide the basic theory pertaining to microwaves and other high-frequency devices and subsystems To examine some of its applications to modern communication systems

5. Motivations Practical Reasons: –Useful –Fundamental –Increasing important Intellectual Reasons –Rigorous –Elegant –Challenging Energy/power generation & transmission Telecommunications Other emerging applications Laws of EM waves have certain beauty about them that can be appreciated by those who understand them on an aesthetic level.

6. Course Description Transmission Line Theory EM Field & Wave Theory Lumped Circuit Theory Microwave Circuit Theory WaveguidesResonatorsAntennas

7. Course Requirements Lectures & Tutorials Homework Assignments Laboratories (4) In-Class Tests (4) Final Exam

8. Electromagnetic Spectrum Photonics: : 0.75  1.65  m f: 10-100THz } Microwaves f: 300MHz  300GHz : 1m  1mm } As carrier frequency increases, the same relative bandwidth means higher absolute bandwidth!

9. Communication Bandwidth Available in Optical Fiber Transmission Lines

11. Progress in Microelectronics

12. Improvement in system capacity Higher speed, more channels 1 10 100 1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000 199519971999200120032005  Source: RHK System Capacity (Gbps)

13. Reduction in bandwidth cost Higher speed ， lower prices