Physics of Waves Course
This course teaches wave physics for designing reliable microwave links. Students master propagation principles, free-space path loss, link budgets, antenna selection, multipath mitigation, and atmospheric losses. They apply these concepts to create robust wireless systems in challenging urban and rooftop settings, ensuring high reliability under real-world conditions.

4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
Gain practical skills to design and optimize microwave links confidently. Review wave fundamentals, free-space path loss, link budgets, and antenna gain. Apply them to rooftop scenarios, handling multipath, Fresnel zones, diffraction, urban clutter, weather, and atmospheric losses. Select optimal antennas, polarization, and diversity for reliable connections.
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Develop skills
- Design microwave link budgets by balancing power, FSPL, margins, and sensitivity.
- Optimize antennas by selecting type, gain, height, and polarization for robust links.
- Analyze multipath and fading using Fresnel zones, diffraction, and diversity methods.
- Quantify atmospheric and urban losses by integrating real-world attenuation into links.
- Choose carrier frequency by trading off propagation, hardware size, and regulations.
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