ECE 7995, Special Topics on Metamaterials, (2021 – present)
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging field of electromagnetic metamaterials, i.e., artificial materials designed to have properties that are not available in natural materials. It starts with a brief introduction to electromagnetic theory, including an overview of Maxwell equations and the constitutive relations of electromagnetic media. It introduces the concept of artificial materials and discuss how they can be realized through structured arrangements of artificial atoms. It presents the properties of different types of artificial materials and how they can control the flow of waves in nonconventional ways. Finally, it discusses metasurfaces, the two-dimensional form of metamaterials, and discusses their applications in new types of lenses, antennas, holograms and artificial neural networks.
ECE 5880, Introduction to Microwave Engineering, (2020 – present)
Introduces students to microwave engineering and prepares them for careers in wireless communications, radars and remote sensing. Topics that will be covered include microstrip lines, coplanar waveguides, scattering parameters, impedance matching, microwave filters, power dividers and directional couplers, nonreciprocal devices, mixers and amplifiers.
ECE 4800, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, (2018 – present)
Fundamentals of electromagnetic engineering, static electric and magnetic fields using vector analysis and fields of steady currents, Maxwell’s equations and boundary value problems. Basic principles of plane waves, transmission lines and radiation.
ECE 3330, Electrical Circuits II (2019)
Sinusoidal steady-state response; three-phase systems; complex frequency concepts; frequency responses; resonant and coupled circuits; application of Fourier transforms and Laplace transform to electrical circuits.
