RF and Microwave Engineering

  1. Advanced Topics in RF and Microwave Engineering
    1. Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits
      1. Semiconductor Technologies
        1. Gallium Arsenide Technology
          1. Material Properties
            1. Device Characteristics
              1. Process Flow
              2. Gallium Nitride Technology
                1. Wide Bandgap Advantages
                  1. High-Power Applications
                    1. Thermal Management
                    2. Silicon-Germanium Technology
                      1. Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors
                        1. CMOS Compatibility
                        2. Indium Phosphide Technology
                          1. High-Frequency Performance
                            1. Low-Noise Applications
                          2. MMIC Design Considerations
                            1. Layout Techniques
                              1. Parasitic Effects
                                1. Thermal Management
                                  1. Yield Optimization
                                  2. Packaging Technologies
                                    1. Wire Bonding
                                      1. Flip-Chip Assembly
                                        1. Wafer-Level Packaging
                                          1. System-in-Package
                                        2. Electromagnetic Compatibility
                                          1. EMI Sources
                                            1. Conducted Emissions
                                              1. Radiated Emissions
                                                1. Switching Noise
                                                  1. Clock Harmonics
                                                  2. EMC Standards
                                                    1. FCC Regulations
                                                      1. CISPR Standards
                                                        1. Military Standards
                                                        2. Shielding Techniques
                                                          1. Faraday Cage Principles
                                                            1. Shielding Effectiveness
                                                              1. Aperture Effects
                                                                1. Gasket Design
                                                                2. Grounding Strategies
                                                                  1. Single-Point Grounding
                                                                    1. Multi-Point Grounding
                                                                      1. Ground Loops
                                                                        1. Ground Planes
                                                                        2. Filtering Methods
                                                                          1. Power Line Filters
                                                                            1. Signal Line Filters
                                                                              1. Ferrite Beads
                                                                                1. Common-Mode Chokes
                                                                              2. Metamaterials and Engineered Structures
                                                                                1. Metamaterial Fundamentals
                                                                                  1. Negative Index Materials
                                                                                    1. Double-Negative Materials
                                                                                      1. Effective Medium Theory
                                                                                      2. Metamaterial Applications
                                                                                        1. Antenna Enhancement
                                                                                          1. Cloaking Devices
                                                                                            1. Super-Resolution Imaging
                                                                                              1. Absorbers
                                                                                              2. Frequency Selective Surfaces
                                                                                                1. Periodic Structures
                                                                                                  1. Bandpass and Bandstop Characteristics
                                                                                                    1. Angular Stability
                                                                                                    2. Electromagnetic Band Gap Structures
                                                                                                      1. Surface Wave Suppression
                                                                                                        1. Antenna Applications
                                                                                                      2. Computational Electromagnetics
                                                                                                        1. Method of Moments
                                                                                                          1. Integral Equation Formulation
                                                                                                            1. Basis Functions
                                                                                                              1. Matrix Solution
                                                                                                                1. Applications to Wire Antennas
                                                                                                                2. Finite Element Method
                                                                                                                  1. Variational Formulation
                                                                                                                    1. Mesh Generation
                                                                                                                      1. Absorbing Boundary Conditions
                                                                                                                        1. Applications to Waveguides
                                                                                                                        2. Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method
                                                                                                                          1. Yee Algorithm
                                                                                                                            1. Stability Criteria
                                                                                                                              1. Perfectly Matched Layers
                                                                                                                                1. Applications to Scattering
                                                                                                                                2. Physical Optics
                                                                                                                                  1. High-Frequency Approximation
                                                                                                                                    1. Reflector Analysis
                                                                                                                                      1. Scattering Applications
                                                                                                                                      2. Geometric Theory of Diffraction
                                                                                                                                        1. Ray Tracing
                                                                                                                                          1. Diffraction Coefficients
                                                                                                                                            1. Propagation Modeling
                                                                                                                                          2. Emerging Technologies
                                                                                                                                            1. Millimeter Wave Systems
                                                                                                                                              1. Atmospheric Absorption
                                                                                                                                                1. Component Challenges
                                                                                                                                                  1. 5G Applications
                                                                                                                                                    1. Automotive Radar
                                                                                                                                                    2. Terahertz Technology
                                                                                                                                                      1. Generation Methods
                                                                                                                                                        1. Detection Techniques
                                                                                                                                                          1. Imaging Applications
                                                                                                                                                            1. Spectroscopy
                                                                                                                                                            2. Software-Defined Radio
                                                                                                                                                              1. Digital Signal Processing
                                                                                                                                                                1. Reconfigurable Hardware
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Cognitive Radio
                                                                                                                                                                  2. MEMS Technology
                                                                                                                                                                    1. RF MEMS Switches
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Variable Capacitors
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Resonators
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Phase Shifters
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Quantum Electronics
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Quantum Radar
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Quantum Communication
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Superconducting Devices