1) Electrical properties of matter:
- General properties of materials, polarization phenomena, propagation through dispersive materials, properties of conductors (surface impedance);
- Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) with Matlab sessions;
- Dispersion models (Debye, Lorentz, Drude);
- Surface Plasmoons and sensing applications;
2) Periodic structures:
- Theoretical basis of periodic structures (1D, 2D and 3D lattices);
- Brillouin diagram for 2D structures;
- Introduction to Photonic crystals and their applications;
- 1D photonic bandgap structures with Matlab sessions;
- Introduction to metasurfaces and applications;
- Circuit model analysis of metasurfaces with Matlab sessions;
- Circuit model analysis of Artificial Impedance Surfaces (AIS) with Matlab sessions;
3) Characterization of materials and sensors:
- Methods for measuring the dielectric and magnetic properties of materials (resonant and wideband) including experimental activies and Matlab sessions;
- Wireless radio frequency sensors for Non Destructive Testing (NDT).