Course detail

EM Waves and Lines

FEKT-BPC-EVAAcad. year: 2025/2026

Mobile communication systems are based on the propagation of electromagnetic waves in the environment. Waves are transmitted and received by proper antennas. Antennas have to be completed by a suitable transmission line with high-frequency transmit circuitry and receive one. Wave propagation, antennas and transmission lines can be numerically modeled in computer programs. Lectures are aimed to present the described topics to the beginners in the field.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Dr. Ing. Zbyněk Raida

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of bachelor mathematics (fundamentals of the differential calculus and integral calculus) and physics (fundamentals of electrostatics, stationary magnetic fields and dynamic electromagnetic fields) and lower intermediate English are required.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Tests written during semester (20 points), computer exercises (12 points), individual project (10 points), final exam (58 points).
Evaluation of activities is specified by a regulation, which is issued by the lecturer responsible for the course annually.

Aims

Lectures are focused on presenting basics of electromagnetic field theory and wave propagation to students, and on practicing practical approaches to computing parameters of antennas and transmission lines.
The graduate is able (1) understand fundamental properties of electromagnetic field, (2) evaluate propagation of waves in free space and on transmission lines, (3) exploit basic methods for the analysis of antennas and transmission lines, (4) provide overview of properties of various types of transmission lines, (5) technically apply antennas and transmission lines.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BALANIS, C.A. Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 4/E. Hoboken (New Jersey, USA): John Wiley & Sons, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-1186-4206-1. (EN)
ISKANDER, M.F. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, 2/E. Long Grove (USA, Illinois): Waveland Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-5776-6783-4 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-APE Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Dr. Ing. Zbyněk Raida

Syllabus

Waves in free space, plane wave and spherical wave, interference
TEM waves on transmission lines, voltage and current distribution
Impedance transformation.
Smith chart and its application
Impedance matching
Transmission lines and their applications
Radiation of electromagnetic waves
Radiation of antennas and arrays, impedance of antennas, parameters
Kinds and types of antennas, their parameters and applications
Propagation of electromagnetic waves along earth surface
Radiocommunication, kinds of links
Waves in metal waveguides
Waves in inhomogeneous medium, reflection and diffraction

 

Exercise in computer lab

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Dr. Ing. Zbyněk Raida

Syllabus

Propagation of plane wave in homogeneous medium
Voltage and current distribution and power on trasmission line with TEM wave
Impedance transformation, Smith chart and its application, impedance matching
Radiation and impedance of linear antennas, antenna arrays radiation
Calculation of trasmission line parameters, resonators and their applications
Propagation along the earth surface
Waves in waveguides, Fresnel´s diffraction
Reflection of waves