RF & Microwave Engineering

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Modeling Metamaterials Leads to Major BreakthroughElectromagnetics:
Modeling Metamaterials Leads to Major Breakthrough

Duke University, Durham, NC
In their efforts to use metamaterials to construct the world´s first working prototype of an invisibility cloak, researchers relied on modeling to lead them...

The Last Frontier in the Electromagnetics SpectrumHigh Frequency:
The Last Frontier in the Electromagnetics Spectrum

Rice University, Houston, TX
The least-explored region of the electromagnetic spectrum consists of terahertz waves, which at 100 GHz to 10 THz fall between microwaves and infrared light....

Simulations Key to Non-Lethal Microwave WeaponMicrowave Engineering:
Simulations Key to Non-Lethal Microwave Weapon

SARA, Inc., Cyprus, CA
SARA, Inc. is using COMSOL Multiphysics project to develop an antenna that supports directed transmissions of high-power microwaves (hpms). Such is used in a...

Model Examples

Electromagnetics Modeling Presentation, General Introduction: This presentation gives an overview of the... RF Heating: This is a model of an RF waveguide bend with a dielectric block inside. There are electromagnetic losses in...
Microwave Oven: This is a model of the heating process in a microwave oven. The distributed heat source is computed in a... Microstrip Patch Antenna: The microstrip patch antenna is used in a wide range of applications since it is easy to...
Optical Scattering off of a Gold Nanosphere: This model demonstrates the calculation of the scattering of a plane wave... Photonic Crystal: Photonic crystal devices are periodic structures of alternating layers of materials with different...
Balanced Patch Antenna for 6 GHz: Patch antennas are becoming more common in wireless equipment, like wireless LAN... Microwave Cancer Therapy: Electromagnetic heating is ideally suited for modeling in COMSOL Multiphysics. This model...
Modeling of an RF Coil: RF coils are important in numerous applications ranging from wireless technology to MRI... Absorbed Radiation (SAR) in the Human Brain: Scientists use the SAR (specific absorption rate) to determine the amount...
Fresnel Equations: A plane electromagnetic wave propagating through free space is incident at an angle upon an infinite... Electromagnetic and Structural Analysis of a Microwave Filter on a PCB: Microstrip filters can be fabricated directly on...
An RFID System: RFIDs are used in a multitude of applications such as tracking or identifying consumer products and... Transient Modeling of a Coaxial Cable: Simulation of Maxwell’s equations in the time domain is useful if the objective...