Analysis and optimized design of monolithic operational amplifiers, wide-band amplifiers, transconductors, and current-conveyers. Continuous-time and switched-capacitor filters. Differential circuits and common mode feedback techniques. Bandgap voltage references. Comparators architectures and design. Design and analysis of integrated analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters.

Study skills – Effective reading – Elements of style in general – Technical writing – Bibliographies – Web design – Typography and tools - Requirements in Specific Documents (research proposals, papers and thesis ) – Conference Presentations.

Analysis and design of CMOS large-scale integrated circuits at the circuit level. Fabrication processes, device characteristics, parasitic effects. Static and dynamic digital circuits for logic and memory functions. Standard cells design and characterization. FPGA design. Speed and power consumption from layout and fabrication parameters. ROM, RAM, EEPROM circuit design.

Discrete time signals and systems: Fourier and Z transforms, DFT, 2-dimensional versions. Digital signal processing topics: flow graphs, realizations, FFT, chirp-Z algorithms, Hilbert transform relations, quantization effects, linear prediction. Digital filter design methods: windowing, frequency sampling, S-to-Z methods, frequency-transformation methods, optimization methods, 2-dimensional filter design.

Crystal structure. Energy-band theory. Recombination theory. Carrier transport theory. Negative Resistance. III-VI and II-VI compounds. Physical principles and operational characteristics of field-effect transistors and bipolar junction transistors. Metal-oxide-semiconductor devices, short-channel and high field effects, device modeling, and impact on analog, digital circuits

Techniques for the verification of correct behavior of complex electronic circuits and systems including algorithms and systems for the detailed simulation of integrated circuits at the transistor level in the time and frequency domain, discrete-event logic simulation, cycle-based logic simulation, RTL and behavioral simulation, equivalence checking, timing analysis, and power estimation.

Fundamental concepts of wireless system design and their impact on design trade-offs in different transceiver architectures. RF transistor model. Passive matching networks. Noise analysis and low-noise amplifier design. Mixer design techniques and the effects of nonlinearity. Practical bias circuit for RF design. Phase noise and VCO design. Frequency synthesizers and power amplifier design.

Optical properties of semiconductor materials; absorption and recombination. Structure and operation of PIN photodiodes, photodetectors, and light-emitting diodes. Semiconductor lasers; Fabri-Perot, distributed feedback, and vertical cavity. Hetero-structures and hetero-junctions.

Review of basic principles of quantum mechanics and solid state physics - Boltzman transport equation and their application in electrons motion in multi -band semiconductors - Electron transport devices - Electron transport physics - Space charge waves stability analysis - Signal amplification analysis and resonance modes - Tunnel devices and transport time - Small signal analysis of IMPAT diode - High efficiency devices - Microwaves transistors: Field effect transistors and metal gate MESFET.

Study skills – Effective reading – Elements of style in general – Technical writing – Bibliographies – Web design – Typography and tools - Requirements in Specific Documents (research proposals, papers and thesis ) – Conference Presentations.

Analysis and optimized design of monolithic operational amplifiers, wide-band amplifiers, transconductors, and current-conveyers. Continuous-time and switched-capacitor filters. Differential circuits and common mode feedback techniques. Bandgap voltage references. Comparators architectures and design. Design and analysis of integrated analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters.

Analysis and design of CMOS large-scale integrated circuits at the circuit level. Fabrication processes, device characteristics, parasitic effects. Static and dynamic digital circuits for logic and memory functions. Standard cells design and characterization. FPGA design. Speed and power consumption from layout and fabrication parameters. ROM, RAM, EEPROM circuit design.

Discrete time signals and systems: Fourier and Z transforms, DFT, 2-dimensional versions. Digital signal processing topics: flow graphs, realizations, FFT, chirp-Z algorithms, Hilbert transform relations, quantization effects, linear prediction. Digital filter design methods: windowing, frequency sampling, S-to-Z methods, frequency-transformation methods, optimization methods, 2-dimensional filter design.

Crystal structure. Energy-band theory. Recombination theory. Carrier transport theory. Negative Resistance. III-VI and II-VI compounds. Physical principles and operational characteristics of field-effect transistors and bipolar junction transistors. Metal-oxide-semiconductor devices, short-channel and high field effects, device modeling, and impact on analog, digital circuits

Techniques for the verification of correct behavior of complex electronic circuits and systems including algorithms and systems for the detailed simulation of integrated circuits at the transistor level in the time and frequency domain, discrete-event logic simulation, cycle-based logic simulation, RTL and behavioral simulation, equivalence checking, timing analysis, and power estimation.

Fundamental concepts of wireless system design and their impact on design trade-offs in different transceiver architectures. RF transistor model. Passive matching networks. Noise analysis and low-noise amplifier design. Mixer design techniques and the effects of nonlinearity. Practical bias circuit for RF design. Phase noise and VCO design. Frequency synthesizers and power amplifier design.

Optical properties of semiconductor materials; absorption and recombination. Structure and operation of PIN photodiodes, photodetectors, and light-emitting diodes. Semiconductor lasers; Fabri-Perot, distributed feedback, and vertical cavity. Hetero-structures and hetero-junctions.

Review of basic principles of quantum mechanics and solid state physics - Boltzman transport equation and their application in electrons motion in multi -band semiconductors - Electron transport devices - Electron transport physics - Space charge waves stability analysis - Signal amplification analysis and resonance modes - Tunnel devices and transport time - Small signal analysis of IMPAT diode - High efficiency devices - Microwaves transistors: Field effect transistors and metal gate MESFET.

Study skills – Effective reading – Elements of style in general – Technical writing – Bibliographies – Web design – Typography and tools - Requirements in Specific Documents (research proposals, papers and thesis ) – Conference Presentations.

Basic Concepts – Measure of Information - Source Coding - Lossless Coding – Channel capacity – Probability of Error - Fano Limit - Lossy Coding – Error Detecting and Correcting Codes - Rate-Distortion Theorem – Band-limited Channels.

Network Layering - Performance Measures - Delay Models - Routing in Data Networks - Congestion and Flow Control - Multi-services Packet Networks - IEEE Architecture for Ethernet LAN - CSMA/CD Protocol - 10 Mbps 802.3 Model - 100 Mbps 802.3 Model - 1000 Mbps 802.3 Model - Wireless LANs - IEEE 802.11 Protocols (b, g, and a) - IEEE 802.11 MAC Architecture.

Digital modulation techniques for M-ary signaling - Digital transmission through band-limited channels (conventional and blind equalizers) - Digital transmission through multipath fading channels - Diversity reception Systems – Multiple-access interference and its cancellation techniques - Multi-carrier techniques - Multi-rate techniques - Introduction to multiple-input multiple-output systems and space-time coding.

Study skills – Effective reading – Elements of style in general – Technical writing – Bibliographies – Web design – Typography and tools - Requirements in specific documents (research proposals, papers and thesis ) - Conference presentations.

Study skills – Effective reading – Elements of style in general – Technical writing – Bibliographies – Web design – Typography and tools - Requirements in Specific Documents (research proposals, papers and thesis ) – Conference Presentations.

Study skills – Effective reading – Elements of style in general – Technical writing – Bibliographies – Web design – Typography and tools - Requirements in Specific Documents (research proposals, papers and thesis ) – Conference Presentations.

Adaptive control schemes-plant model- control algorithms-minimum variance control –pole/zero placement- self-tuning control-model reference control-generalized predictive control- identification in adaptive systems- recursive least squares- case studies.

Basic probability theory-randomized complexity classes-game theoretic techniques-Markov, Chebyshev and moment inequalities-Markov chains and random walks-probability amplification and de-randomization.

تشكيل مسائل الحلول المثلى وانواعها، الأمثلية الاستاتيكية، الخوارزمات الحديثة والشبكات النيورونية، الامثلية الديناميكية، معايير الخطأ التربيعى والطائق، طرق الحلول المثلى متعددة الاهداف، تطبيقات هندسية.

Study skills – Effective reading – Elements of style in general – Technical writing – Bibliographies – Web design – Typography and tools - Requirements in Specific Documents (research proposals, papers and thesis ) – Conference Presentations.

Adaptive control schemes-plant model- control algorithms-minimum variance control –pole/zero placement- self-tuning control-model reference control-generalized predictive control- identification in adaptive systems- recursive least squares- case studies.

Basic probability theory-randomized complexity classes-game theoretic techniques-Markov, Chebyshev and moment inequalities-Markov chains and random walks-probability amplification and de-randomization.

تشكيل مسائل الحلول المثلى وانواعها، الأمثلية الاستاتيكية، الخوارزمات الحديثة والشبكات النيورونية، الامثلية الديناميكية، معايير الخطأ التربيعى والطائق، طرق الحلول المثلى متعددة الاهداف، تطبيقات هندسية.

Study skills – Effective reading – Elements of style in general – Technical writing – Bibliographies – Web design – Typography and tools - Requirements in Specific Documents (research proposals, papers and thesis ) – Conference Presentations.

Real-time requirements and timing constraints- Worst Case Execution Time (WCET) estimation – Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) - Real-Time scheduling – Real-time programming – Fault-tolerance in real-time systems – Timed Petri net models – Real-time communication protocols.

VLSI Design Levels, Approaches, Methodology, and Tools – FPGAs: programming technologies, logic block types, and architectures. FPGA examples from different companies. – VHDL - High Level synthesis: Directed Flow Graphs, (DFG), Scheduling, and Binding. HDLs supporting HLS – Design Project

Classification Techniques - Linear Discriminate Functions - Supervised Learning - Performance Estimation - Nearest Neighbor Rules - Clustering Techniques - Feature Selection and Extraction - Classification and Clustering using Neural Networks.

Digital Speech Processing - Digital Models for Speech Signals - Time-Domain Analysis for Speech Processing - Short – Time analysis - Linear predictive coding of speech - Digital speech processing for Man-Machine voice communication - Speech coding – Speech synthesis – Speech and speaker recognition – Text-to-speech systems.

Design approaches of Embedded systems - Embedded Hardware - Embedded Software - Design and Development of Embedded Systems - Testing of Embedded Systems - Embedded System Design Project

Principles of Operation of Major Computer Peripheral Devices - Magnetic Storage Devices - Clock Recovery Circuits - Digital Phase Locked Loops - Display Devices - Error Detection and Correction in Memories and Mass Storage Devices. Computer Buses: USB, PCI, AGP, PCI Express.

Image Representation - Discrete Image Transform - Visual Perception – Image Digitization and Compression – Image Enhancement and Restoration – Image Segmentation.

Modeling- Logic Simulation- Fault Modeling- Fault Simulation- Bridging Faults- Stuck-at Faults - Functional Testing - Design for Testability - Test Compression Techniques - PLA Testing - Built-In Self-Test - Logic-Level Fault Diagnosis - System-Level Fault Diagnosis.

General Concepts - Knowledge Representation – Automated Reasoning - State Space Search - Heuristic Search - Using Heuristics in Games - Machine Learning Using Neural Networks – Production Systems – Expert Systems – Reasoning with Uncertain Information – Languages for AI – Understanding Natural Languages.

General Concepts – Single-Layer Perceptron Classifiers – Multilayer Feedforward Networks – Single-Layer Feedback Networks – Associative Memories – Matching and Self-Organizing Networks – Applications – Implementation of Neural Networks.

Number representations and speed bounds: integers and floating point numbers, residue number system, redundant representations. Bounds on speed - Basic integer and floating point operations: addition (and subtraction), multiplication, division, and square root. - Advanced algorithms: review of the recent research and commercial applications. Elementary functions and other applications of arithmetic circuits in graphics animations and signal processing.

Network Layering - Performance Measures - Delay Models - Routing in Data Networks - Congestion and Flow Control - Multi-services Packet Networks - IEEE Architecture for Ethernet LAN - CSMA/CD Protocol - 10 Mbps 802.3 Model - 100 Mbps 802.3 Model - 1000 Mbps 802.3 Model - Wireless LANs - IEEE 802.11 Protocols (b, g, and a) - IEEE 802.11 MAC Architecture.

Application Examples of Wireless Sensor Networks – Challenges for WSNs – WSNs versus Mobile Ad Hoc Networks and Fieldbuses – WSN Architectures (Single Node Architecture – Network Architecture) – Communication Protocols for WSN (Physical Layer – MAC – Link Layer – Naming and Addressing – Time Synchronization – Location and Positioning – Topology Control – Routing – Transport Layer and Quality of Service) – Advanced Issues (In-network Processing – Security – Application Specific Support)

Operating and Managing Large Networks - SNMP: The De Facto Network Management Standard - SNMP Agent - SNMP Manager – MIB - SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDU) - SNMPv3 Structure - SNMPv3 Engine - SNMPv3 Applications - SNMPv3 Message Formats - Security Model Data - SNMPv3 Message Exchange – Real Life Examples of Network Management Systems - Network Management Software Components

Security Concepts and Definitions (Risks, Threats, Security Policy, Safeguards, Services) - Four Layer Security Model - Symmetric Key Cryptographic Techniques - Key Management Techniques for Symmetric Key Cryptography - Asymmetric Key Cryptographic Techniques - Digital Signature - Key Management Techniques for Asymmetric Key Cryptography - PKI – Practical Security Protocols - Security in Mobile Networks – Security in Wireless Networks.

High-Speed Digital Transmission Systems - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Networks - ATM Networks - Label Switching - High Speed Switching and Router Architectures - Architecture for Optical Networks - Wavelength Division Multiplexing - Signaling and Control Planes - Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching - Broadband Wireless Systems

Processor Design Principles - Performance Metrics and Benchmarking - Memory Hierarchy Design Techniques- Pipelined Processors - Multiple pipelines and scheduling techniques in superscalar, VLIW, vector, and multithreaded processors- Multicore processors and multiprocessors systems- Interconnection networks for parallel processors- Disk arrays - Special units for multimedia and graphics processing.

Study skills – Effective reading – Elements of style in general – Technical writing – Bibliographies – Web design – Typography and tools - Requirements in Specific Documents (research proposals, papers and thesis ) – Conference Presentations.

Real-time requirements and timing constraints- Worst Case Execution Time (WCET) estimation – Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) - Real-Time scheduling – Real-time programming – Fault-tolerance in real-time systems – Timed Petri net models – Real-time communication protocols.

VLSI Design Levels, Approaches, Methodology, and Tools – FPGAs: programming technologies, logic block types, and architectures. FPGA examples from different companies. – VHDL - High Level synthesis: Directed Flow Graphs, (DFG), Scheduling, and Binding. HDLs supporting HLS – Design Project

Classification Techniques - Linear Discriminate Functions - Supervised Learning - Performance Estimation - Nearest Neighbor Rules - Clustering Techniques - Feature Selection and Extraction - Classification and Clustering using Neural Networks.

Digital Speech Processing - Digital Models for Speech Signals - Time-Domain Analysis for Speech Processing - Short – Time analysis - Linear predictive coding of speech - Digital speech processing for Man-Machine voice communication - Speech coding – Speech synthesis – Speech and speaker recognition – Text-to-speech systems.

Design approaches of Embedded systems - Embedded Hardware - Embedded Software - Design and Development of Embedded Systems - Testing of Embedded Systems - Embedded System Design Project

Principles of Operation of Major Computer Peripheral Devices - Magnetic Storage Devices - Clock Recovery Circuits - Digital Phase Locked Loops - Display Devices - Error Detection and Correction in Memories and Mass Storage Devices. Computer Buses: USB, PCI, AGP, PCI Express.

Image Representation - Discrete Image Transform - Visual Perception – Image Digitization and Compression – Image Enhancement and Restoration – Image Segmentation.

Modeling- Logic Simulation- Fault Modeling- Fault Simulation- Bridging Faults- Stuck-at Faults - Functional Testing - Design for Testability - Test Compression Techniques - PLA Testing - Built-In Self-Test - Logic-Level Fault Diagnosis - System-Level Fault Diagnosis.

General Concepts - Knowledge Representation – Automated Reasoning - State Space Search - Heuristic Search - Using Heuristics in Games - Machine Learning Using Neural Networks – Production Systems – Expert Systems – Reasoning with Uncertain Information – Languages for AI – Understanding Natural Languages.

General Concepts – Single-Layer Perceptron Classifiers – Multilayer Feedforward Networks – Single-Layer Feedback Networks – Associative Memories – Matching and Self-Organizing Networks – Applications – Implementation of Neural Networks.

Number representations and speed bounds: integers and floating point numbers, residue number system, redundant representations. Bounds on speed - Basic integer and floating point operations: addition (and subtraction), multiplication, division, and square root. - Advanced algorithms: review of the recent research and commercial applications. Elementary functions and other applications of arithmetic circuits in graphics animations and signal processing.

Network Layering - Performance Measures - Delay Models - Routing in Data Networks - Congestion and Flow Control - Multi-services Packet Networks - IEEE Architecture for Ethernet LAN - CSMA/CD Protocol - 10 Mbps 802.3 Model - 100 Mbps 802.3 Model - 1000 Mbps 802.3 Model - Wireless LANs - IEEE 802.11 Protocols (b, g, and a) - IEEE 802.11 MAC Architecture.

Application Examples of Wireless Sensor Networks – Challenges for WSNs – WSNs versus Mobile Ad Hoc Networks and Fieldbuses – WSN Architectures (Single Node Architecture – Network Architecture) – Communication Protocols for WSN (Physical Layer – MAC – Link Layer – Naming and Addressing – Time Synchronization – Location and Positioning – Topology Control – Routing – Transport Layer and Quality of Service) – Advanced Issues (In-network Processing – Security – Application Specific Support)

Operating and Managing Large Networks - SNMP: The De Facto Network Management Standard - SNMP Agent - SNMP Manager – MIB - SNMP Protocol Data Units (PDU) - SNMPv3 Structure - SNMPv3 Engine - SNMPv3 Applications - SNMPv3 Message Formats - Security Model Data - SNMPv3 Message Exchange – Real Life Examples of Network Management Systems - Network Management Software Components

Security Concepts and Definitions (Risks, Threats, Security Policy, Safeguards, Services) - Four Layer Security Model - Symmetric Key Cryptographic Techniques - Key Management Techniques for Symmetric Key Cryptography - Asymmetric Key Cryptographic Techniques - Digital Signature - Key Management Techniques for Asymmetric Key Cryptography - PKI – Practical Security Protocols - Security in Mobile Networks – Security in Wireless Networks.

High-Speed Digital Transmission Systems - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Networks - ATM Networks - Label Switching - High Speed Switching and Router Architectures - Architecture for Optical Networks - Wavelength Division Multiplexing - Signaling and Control Planes - Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching - Broadband Wireless Systems

Processor Design Principles - Performance Metrics and Benchmarking - Memory Hierarchy Design Techniques- Pipelined Processors - Multiple pipelines and scheduling techniques in superscalar, VLIW, vector, and multithreaded processors- Multicore processors and multiprocessors systems- Interconnection networks for parallel processors- Disk arrays - Special units for multimedia and graphics processing.

Study skills – Effective reading – Elements of style in general – Technical writing – Bibliographies – Web design – Typography and tools - Requirements in Specific Documents (research proposals, papers and thesis ) – Conference Presentations.

Integral equations for antennas and scatterers - Solution using the moment method – Scattering and diffraction formulas - Control of the radar cross section area - Low profile microwave antennas - Surface wave antennas - Antenna synthesis - Frequency selective surfaces and their spectrum analysis - Superconducting antennas - Integrated antennas.

Electronic scanning for planar arrays - Sidelobes - Phase, frequency and digital scanning - Reactive interaction between elements - Radiation model and null directions - Signal preparation for transmission and reception of arrays - Pattern formation by multiplication - Null positioning and sidelobe cancellation - Adaptive null positioning - Retroactive (self-phasing) antenna arrays.

Closed waveguides - Orthogonal modes - Simple ways of exciting waveguides through probes, apertures, etc. - Waveguide surface impedance - Applications on corrugated waveguides – Natural waveguides: through ionosphere and tunnels.

Review of basic principles of quantum mechanics and solid state physics - Boltzman transport equation and their application in electrons motion in multi -band semiconductors - Electron transport devices - Electron transport physics - Space charge waves stability analysis - Signal amplification analysis and resonance modes - Tunnel devices and transport time - Small signal analysis of IMPAT diode - High efficiency devices - Microwaves transistors: Field effect transistors and metal gate MESFET.

Microwave Network Analysis, Microwave Resonators, Planar Stripline - Microstrip Transmission Lines - Coplanar Waveguides and paired strips transmission lines - Inverted Microstrip Transmission Line - Applications: Filter Design - Directional coupler design - Power Dividers - CAD Tools for Microwave Circuit Design - Introduction to Microwave Amplifier and Oscillator Analysis and Design.

High speed digital signal propagation on PCB (an application to TL theory). Modeling and analyzing signal propagation, interference, distortion and attenuation. Modeling techniques for 3-D structures (package, sockets, connectors, etc.). Analyze and design of the power delivery network, modeling the PCB power planes and characterize the effect of component placing and parasitics on the power delivery network for high speed digital applications.

Propagation in ionosphere - Propagation of low frequency ground waves - Reflection of the ionosphere, ionospheric propagation and the effect of the earth magnetic field on it - Propagation and scattering in random media.

Classical absorption theory – Einstein's A & B coefficients – Rate equations – Laser action and lasing condition - Continuous operation – Pulsed operation – Types of laser – Laser Applications.

Light emitting diode – Semiconductor laser amplifier – Semiconductor laser diode (SLD) oscillator – Photodetectors – Noise conditions - SLD Chaos.

Optical fiber communications – Optical transmitters – Optical Amplifiers –Optical Detectors – Optical fiber transmission – Modulation – Gratings – Multeplexing and Demultiplexing – free space communications.

Theory of electromagnetic wave propagation in optical fibers - Losses and scattering - Cables, connectors and splicers - Passive optical components - Optical sources and transmitters – Optical receivers - Optical fiber communication systems engineering – Optical fiber sensors.

Review of the principles of electromagnetic theory - Plane wave reflection from the interface between two dielectrics - Optical fibers and slab guides – Wave propagation in non-isotropic media - Antennas similarity – Coupled mode theory - Electromagnetic modulators and transformers - Nonlinear optics.

Introduction - Modulation in line-of-site communications systems -Wave propagation in line-of-site direction and overshooting (propagation beyond intended receiving site) - Microwave communications systems - Interference and frequency planning - Link budget evaluation.

Orbits: Geostationary and non-geostationary - Satellite location finding and tracking – Space shuttle systems - Link power budget for inter-continental, regional, local, marine, and mobile satellites - Base station - Receiving antennas design with standard characteristics - Multi-access techniques.

Introduction to Sonar and Radar – Target modeling – Trace of a moving target and Doppler systems –Tracking system – Detection Probability distributions – Ideal and nonideal detection systems for single and multi-objects targets.

Principles of Plasma – Charged particles motions – Plasma equations – Magneto-Hydrodynamic – Plasma stability – Collisions and transport in Plasma.

Electric isolation property and volumetric heating – One dimensional and multi-mode ovens – Special installations – Microwave heating circuits – Safety considerations.

Overview of different CEM techniques – the finite differences technique and its application to electrostatic problems – the finite-difference solution of Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations – Application of the finite-difference technique to transmission line problems – the Method of Moments and its application to the solution of integral equations.

The finite-difference time-domain and frequency-domain techniques applied to electromagnetic problems – The moment method applied to general surfaces – internal resonance problems – the volume-integral equation – treatment of thin wires – modeling of 3D objects – advanced topics in the MoM.

Electromagnetic Theories and Principles: Reaction & Reciprocity, Uniqueness, Image Theory, Surface Equivalence, Volume Equivalence, Induction Equivalence, Physical Optics Equivalence; Construction of Solution of EM Boundary Value Problems, Scattering from 2-D Conducting and Dielectric Bodies, The Green's Function Method.

Applications of high power microwave sources - Cross-field devices - Cherenkov devices – Free Electron Lasers - Cyclotron Maser - Relativistic Klystron.

Three dimensional imaging using holography - Holographic imaging within communication theory - Optical and microwave holography recording - Building a hologram using computer – Image recovery using optical and digital methods - Monochromatic and chromatic holography imaging - Applications of optical and microwave holography.

Geophysical Mining in low frequencies LF and very low frequencies VLF -Geophysical applications in surface impedance measurements - Methods of discovering conductivity and permittivity in the mantle of the earth - Soil maps and Meteorology - Microwave remote sensing - Radiometer and their systems - Synthetic aperture radar systems - Introduction to scattering from surfaces and objects and the theory of re-emission - Applications.

Waves in plasma as a fluid – Kinetic theory of waves in homogeneous and inhomogeneous plasmas – Nonlinear waves in plasma – Wave heating in plasma devices.

Analysis of periodic structures – frequency-selective surfaces – electromagnetic bandgap structures – metamaterials and their applications to antenna and circuit design.

Study skills – Effective reading – Elements of style in general – Technical writing – Bibliographies – Web design – Typography and tools - Requirements in Specific Documents (research proposals, papers and thesis ) – Conference Presentations.

Integral equations for antennas and scatterers - Solution using the moment method – Scattering and diffraction formulas - Control of the radar cross section area - Low profile microwave antennas - Surface wave antennas - Antenna synthesis - Frequency selective surfaces and their spectrum analysis - Superconducting antennas - Integrated antennas.

Electronic scanning for planar arrays - Sidelobes - Phase, frequency and digital scanning - Reactive interaction between elements - Radiation model and null directions - Signal preparation for transmission and reception of arrays - Pattern formation by multiplication - Null positioning and sidelobe cancellation - Adaptive null positioning - Retroactive (self-phasing) antenna arrays.

Closed waveguides - Orthogonal modes - Simple ways of exciting waveguides through probes, apertures, etc. - Waveguide surface impedance - Applications on corrugated waveguides – Natural waveguides: through ionosphere and tunnels.

Review of basic principles of quantum mechanics and solid state physics - Boltzman transport equation and their application in electrons motion in multi -band semiconductors - Electron transport devices - Electron transport physics - Space charge waves stability analysis - Signal amplification analysis and resonance modes - Tunnel devices and transport time - Small signal analysis of IMPAT diode - High efficiency devices - Microwaves transistors: Field effect transistors and metal gate MESFET.

Microwave Network Analysis, Microwave Resonators, Planar Stripline - Microstrip Transmission Lines - Coplanar Waveguides and paired strips transmission lines - Inverted Microstrip Transmission Line - Applications: Filter Design - Directional coupler design - Power Dividers - CAD Tools for Microwave Circuit Design - Introduction to Microwave Amplifier and Oscillator Analysis and Design.

High speed digital signal propagation on PCB (an application to TL theory). Modeling and analyzing signal propagation, interference, distortion and attenuation. Modeling techniques for 3-D structures (package, sockets, connectors, etc.). Analyze and design of the power delivery network, modeling the PCB power planes and characterize the effect of component placing and parasitics on the power delivery network for high speed digital applications.

Propagation in ionosphere - Propagation of low frequency ground waves - Reflection of the ionosphere, ionospheric propagation and the effect of the earth magnetic field on it - Propagation and scattering in random media.

Classical absorption theory – Einstein's A & B coefficients – Rate equations – Laser action and lasing condition - Continuous operation – Pulsed operation – Types of laser – Laser Applications.

Light emitting diode – Semiconductor laser amplifier – Semiconductor laser diode (SLD) oscillator – Photodetectors – Noise conditions - SLD Chaos.

Optical fiber communications – Optical transmitters – Optical Amplifiers –Optical Detectors – Optical fiber transmission – Modulation – Gratings – Multeplexing and Demultiplexing – free space communications.

Theory of electromagnetic wave propagation in optical fibers - Losses and scattering - Cables, connectors and splicers - Passive optical components - Optical sources and transmitters – Optical receivers - Optical fiber communication systems engineering – Optical fiber sensors.

Review of the principles of electromagnetic theory - Plane wave reflection from the interface between two dielectrics - Optical fibers and slab guides – Wave propagation in non-isotropic media - Antennas similarity – Coupled mode theory - Electromagnetic modulators and transformers - Nonlinear optics.

Introduction - Modulation in line-of-site communications systems -Wave propagation in line-of-site direction and overshooting (propagation beyond intended receiving site) - Microwave communications systems - Interference and frequency planning - Link budget evaluation.

Orbits: Geostationary and non-geostationary - Satellite location finding and tracking – Space shuttle systems - Link power budget for inter-continental, regional, local, marine, and mobile satellites - Base station - Receiving antennas design with standard characteristics - Multi-access techniques.

Introduction to Sonar and Radar – Target modeling – Trace of a moving target and Doppler systems –Tracking system – Detection Probability distributions – Ideal and nonideal detection systems for single and multi-objects targets.

Principles of Plasma – Charged particles motions – Plasma equations – Magneto-Hydrodynamic – Plasma stability – Collisions and transport in Plasma.

Electric isolation property and volumetric heating – One dimensional and multi-mode ovens – Special installations – Microwave heating circuits – Safety considerations.

Overview of different CEM techniques – the finite differences technique and its application to electrostatic problems – the finite-difference solution of Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations – Application of the finite-difference technique to transmission line problems – the Method of Moments and its application to the solution of integral equations.

The finite-difference time-domain and frequency-domain techniques applied to electromagnetic problems – The moment method applied to general surfaces – internal resonance problems – the volume-integral equation – treatment of thin wires – modeling of 3D objects – advanced topics in the MoM.

Electromagnetic Theories and Principles: Reaction & Reciprocity, Uniqueness, Image Theory, Surface Equivalence, Volume Equivalence, Induction Equivalence, Physical Optics Equivalence; Construction of Solution of EM Boundary Value Problems, Scattering from 2-D Conducting and Dielectric Bodies, The Green's Function Method.