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Transmission Lines and Antennas

Introduction and Motivation

Javier Leonardo Araque Quijano

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vv==f f
Image from www.wikipedia.org: EM spectrum
Table from [1]

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EM Waves and the Atmosphere

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Field and Circuit Quantities

Harmonic Maxwell's equations

(complex vector/scalar fields)

+
dl

I Harmonic circuit quantities

(complex scalars)
ds

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Frequency and Operation Regimes

Microwave Frequencies

waves:300MHz30GHz(Collin)
RF:30MHz3GHz/waves:3GHz300GHz(Pozar)
Microwaveapplicationmotivatedby:

Low frequency
phase is constant
throughout the component
>> system dims
Quantities depend on time
but not on space
CIRCUIT REGIME

Medium frequency
phase changes over the
system's extent
~ system dims
Quantities depend both
on time and space
MICROWAVE REGIME

High frequency phase

changes considerably
over the system's extent
<< system dims
The main interest is in
frequency and amplitude
OPTICAL REGIME

Largebandwidthavailable
Satellitecommunications(wavesdonotinteract
significantlywithatmosphere)
Betterperformanceofantennasathighfrequencies(forfixed
dimensions)
ResolutionofEMimagingequipmentscaleswith = c/f
Applications in: RADAR, remote sensing, medicine,
communications, etc.

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Limitations of Circuit Analysis

Limitations of Circuit Analysis

l

v(t)

v(t)
R

- What is the current on the generator?

- on the load?

- What is the current on the generator?

- on the load?

= (l/c) f
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References
[1] R. E. Collin, Foundations of Microwave
Engineering. IEEE press, 2001.
[2] R. Harrington, Time Harmonic
Electromagnetic Waves, IEEE press, 2001.
[3] www.wikipedia.org
[4] http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov

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