M.S. Theses Under Supervision of R. Mittra

 

  1.       "A near field solution for an infinite line source above a dielectric coated conducting plane," Glenn F. Van Blaricum, Jr., June 1966.

2.         "The radiation resistance of a dipole in a uniaxial medium," Douglas K. Waineo, October 1966.

3.         "A study of transverse energy flow on open waveguides," Donald R. Wilton, February 1966.

4.         "Coherence of laser radiation," Yasar N. Bayazit, February 1968.

5.         "Cascades of Transformations," Larry J. Peterson, June 1969.

6.         "Experimental study of the input impedance of a short dipole in a plasma for parallel and perpendicular orientation with respect to the D.C.," Dan E. Synder, February 1969.

7.         "Remote probing of inhomogeneous media using parameter optimization techniques," Masoud Mostafavi, June 1970.

8.         "Remote probing methods for the determination of the profile of inhomogeneous media," Daniel H. Schaubert, June 1970.

9.         "Diode switched microwave filters," Kenneth F. Smolik, October 1970.

10.       "A method for the synthesis of complex optical waves," Walter J. Atkins, Jr., February 1971.  (Prof. Ransom joint supervisor).

11.       "A comparative study of the rayleigh hypothesis and analytic continuation methods as applied to sinusoidal gratings," Vahraz D. Jamnejad, August 1971.

12.       "A study of the field distributions in shielded microstrip line," Jay T. Loadholt, August 1971.

13.       "Application of Galerkin's method for analyzing microstrip transmission line," Robert D. Ward, August 1971.

14.       "Computer based Fourier plane techniques for image processing," Tetsutaro Shibahara, October 1971.

15.       "Application of Fourier and Galerkin techniques for analyzing discontinuities and coupling phenomena in microstrip lines," Yahya Rahmat-Samii, October 1972.

16.       "A matrix equation solution by an optimization technique," Martin J. Johnson, February 1973.

17.       "A digital technique of wavefront reconstruction at suboptical frequency from a linear sampling of the diffraction pattern," Peter C. Lam, October 1973.

18.       "Optical and computer based character recognition technique," Francis J. McNee, June 1973.

19.       "Resonant frequencies of shielded microstrip resonators," Donald E. Carlile, August 1974.

20.       "Ultrasonic transkullar visualization using parameter identification," Albert V. Toy, July 1974.

21.       "Analysis of dielectric waveguides for millimeter wave and optical integrated circuits," William V. McLevige, April 1975.

22.       "Analysis of slot line type waveguides," Nikola Samardzija, January 1976.

23.       "Diffraction of electromagnetic waves by a slotted circular cylinder," Safieddin Safavi-Naini, January 1976.

24.       "Compensating holography," Thomas A. Cutts, August 1976.  (Prof. Ransom joint supervisor).

25.       "Two dimensional analysis of the GaAs double hetero stripe-geometry laser," Leon Grun, May 1977.

26.       "Analysis of inverted strip dielectric waveguides and passive devices for millimeter waves," Ronald S. Rudokas, May 1977.

27.       "A study of the leaky modes in a finite-width parallel-plate waveguide," Ali M. Rushdi, August 1977.

28.       "A new method for the analysis of dielectric waveguides for millimeter wave and optical integrated circuits," Ping Yang, May 1978.

29.       "Multimode waveguide components for millimeter wave integrated circuits," Sunil V. Bhooshan, September 1979.

30.       "Dielectric antennas for millimeter-wave applications," Satoshi Kobayashi, May 1980.

31.       "Investigation of metal to dielectric waveguide transition and the coupling characteristics of dielectric waveguides of rectangular cross-section," Trang N. Trinh, October 1980.

32.       "A study of dielectric rod leaky-wave antennas," Roy J. Paleta, January 1981.

33.       "A method for reducing radiation losses at bends in open dielectric structures," Mita D. Desai, May 1981.

34.       "A study of two types of polarization twist reflectors," Ross W. Lampe, Jr., July 1981.

35.       "Dielectric leaky-wave antennas for millimeter-wave applications," Scott L. Ray, July 1981.

36.       "Analysis of fin-line at millimeter wavelengths," John S. Wilson, May 1982.

37.       "The dielectric sandwich image guide filter," Everett G. Farr, September 1982.

38.       "Field patterns in lossy cylinders due to a concentric helix," Richard C. Hall, February 1983.

39.       "A study of crosstalk and reflections in high speed pulse circuits," Steven P. Castillo, January 1984.

40.       "Analysis of pulse propagation in coupled microstrip transmission lines," Jose E. Schutt-Aine, May 1984.

41.       "Electromagnetic scattering from an artificial dielectric slab--A perturbation approach," Roy E. Jorgenson, January 1985.

42.       "Analysis of microstrip discontinuities using the finite element method," Albert H. Chang, January 1985.

43.       "An experimental study of dielectric rod antennas for millimeter-wave imaging applications," Sean H. Doran, January 1985.

44.       "The modeling of connectors for printed circuit boards," Glen R. Salo, May 1985.

45.       "Characterization of microstrip discontinuities in the time and frequency domains," Uri Feldman, June 1985.

46.       "Determining homogeneity of geological strata," Larry W. Epp, December 1985.

47.       "Synthesizing matching networks for high-frequency antennas using the real frequency method," Omar M. Ramahi, April 1986. 

48.       "Time-domain reflectometry using scattering parameters and a de-embedding application," Azar S. Ali, May 1986.

49.       "Computer-aided design of nonlinear networks with N-conductor transmission line systems," Jeff R. Sutton, November 1986.

50.       "Modeling of planar transmission line structures for digital circuit applications," Paul H. Harms, November 1986.

51.       "A dynamic analysis of the parallel-plate EMP simulator using a wire mesh approximation and the numerical electromagnetics code," Stephen D. Gedney, May 1987.

52.       "On the relationship between ground permittivity and the input impedance of a horizontal dipole near ground," John H. Spears, May 1988.

53.       "Determination of the relative permittivity using a microstrip patch antenna," Robert J. Biczek, July 1988.

54.       "Nondestructive microwave measurements of complex permittivity for planar dielectric substrates," Stevan Kosanovich, July 1988.

55.       "Electromagnetic wave propagation through circular waveguides containing radially inhomogeneous lossy media," Keith W. Whites, August 1988.

56.       "A study of helical antennas with conducting cores and dielectric fillings," Bruce S. Greene, December 1988.

57.       "Time-Domain Analysis of Multiconductor Transmission Lines with Discontinuities," Woo S. Chi, October 1989.

58.       "Investigation of Band-Pass Frequency Selective Surfaces," Michael H. Miyamoto, May 1989.

59.       "Efficient Evaluation of the Inner Products in the Spectral Domain Analysis of Microstrip Discontinuities," Daniel M. McNay, October 1990.

60.       "An Investigation of the Error in the Finite Element Method Applied to Electromagnetics Problems," Richard J. Baca, December 1990.

61.       "A New Three-dimensional, Time Domain Maxwell Solver for Modeling Planar Circuits," Robert L. Palandech, May, 1991.

62.       “Numerical Study of the Chiral Properties of the Wire Helix and Periodic Arrangements of Wire Helices,” John A. Svigelj, May 1992.

63.       “Design Techniques for Bandpass Frequency Selective Surfaces,” David B. Webb, August 1992.

64.       “Broadbanding Techniques for Some Wire Structure Antennas,” Liesl M. Little, January 1993.

65.       “The Analysis of Low-Profile, Broadband, Monopole, Vehicle Antennas and Matching Network Synthesis,” Steven D. Eiken, May 1993.

66.       “Antenna Analysis in Complex Environments,” Jonathon C. Veihl, August 1993.]

67.       “Absorbing Boundary Conditions for the Finite-Difference Time-Domain Analysis of Guided-Wave Structures,” Vaughn T. Betz, August 1993

68.       “Electromagnetic Scattering from Periodic Structures with Three-Dimensional Elements,” Brent L. Irvine, January 1994.

69.       "Finite Difference Time Domain Analysis of Microstrip Transmission Line Discontinuities," Mark A. Schamberger, May, 1994.

70.       “Induced Current Extrapolation: A Technique for Solving Scattering Problems at High Frequencies,” Ziya Gürkan Figen, August 1994.

71.       “Design Techniques for Ultra-Broadband Monopole Antennas,” Michael J. Bahr, August 1994. 

72.       "Multipole-Accelerated Capacitance Computation in Stratified Dielectric Media," Vikram Jandhyala, December 1994.

73.       "Application of the Finite Difference Time Domain Method to Antennas in Complex Environment," Xavier Thiry, January 1995.

74.       "Application of an Orthogonal Mesh Generator for the Finite-difference Time-Domain Method and the Application of the Method of Moments to the Design of Antennas," Yuval A. Shimony, May 1995.

75.       “Parallel Computation of Radar Cross-Section of Complex Targets by the Moment Method,” Melissa B. Koch, May 1995.

76.       “The Design and Analysis of Several Broadband Wire Antenna Structures,” Jeffrey M. Philo, December 1995.

77.       “Numerical Analysisof Diversity Antenna Systems for Hand-Held Communication Devices,” Karen M. Coperich, May 1996.

78.       “Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Mitigation by Using a Spread Spectrum Approach,” Yoonjae Lee, August 2000.

79.       “Design Approaches for Multi-Band Spatial Filters Using the Genetic Algorithm and Fractal Concepts,” Dongwoon Lee, August 2000.

80.       “The Investigation of Surface Currents on Bodies of Revolution,” William F. Smith, December 2000.

81.       “A Systematic Approach to Extracting Lumped Circuit Parameters of Microstrip Discontinuities,” Asanee Suntives, December 2000.

82.       “RF Circuit Modeling Using the Genetic Algorithm,” Mohammed S. Hossain, December 2000.

83.       “Graphical User Interface for Conformal Finite Difference Time Domain Algorithm,” Urmi Y. Pandya, December 2000.

84.       “Directive Photonic-Band-GAP Antennas for a Dual Band Operation,” Kyung Dae Ko, August 2003.

 

August 2003.

 

Staff    Publications    Research    Computer Software    Theses

Recent Symposium Papers    Capabilities and Some Recent Projects

Representative EM Modeling Projects

 

 

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