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Table 2. IMS2017 short courses. (continued)
Day

Code

Duration

Title/Organizers

Monday

SMA

Half day

Coupling-Matrix-Based Design of RF/Microwave Filters
Prof. Dimitrios Peroulis and Prof. Roberto Gomez-Garcia
abstract: This short course will introduce participants to the science and art of RF/microwave filter
design. Those taking this course should be familiar with fundamental RF concepts, such as impedance
matching, transmission-line theory, and scattering parameters. Previous exposure to filter design is
helpful but not required. The course will start by introducing the importance of RF filters in current
high-frequency applications, followed by the fundamentals of filter design. It will next introduce the
coupling-matrix-based design theory followed by many practical synthesis examples. Without sacrificing
mathematical rigor, the course will emphasize the practical, step-by-step design process. Relevant Matlab
scripts will be also provided as a guideline so participants can perform their own designs. Participants
will be able to design complex transfer-function filters (e.g., multiband, filter cascades) that go beyond
traditional textbook-style filter examples. In addition, several planar and three dimensional filter
developments will be presented as supporting practical examples. The course will conclude by providing
examples of the most successful reconfigurable filter architectures that exploit the aforementioned
techniques to realize adaptive-transfer-function filters. Those completing this course will be able to
understand basic and advanced filter concepts, as well as comprehend state-of-the-art designs published
in the recent technical literature.

Monday

SMB

Full day

Fundamentals of Microwave Imaging
Prof. Abbas Omar
abstract: In this short course, the fundamentals of microwave imaging will presented. We will begin
with the simple equations describing transmission-line wave propagation that are known to almost all
electrical engineers. Based on the relations between intrinsic impedance, local reflection coefficient
and local input impedance, and propagation speed, a nonlinear Riccati-type differential equation is
derived, which represents the fundamental equation of one-dimensional imaging. Exact and different
approximations of this equation in both "direct" and "inverse" cases will be presented and discussed.
The discussions will demonstrate in a clear, intuitive, and systematic way which conceptual and
practical problems characterize the imaging process. These include the resolution degradation due
to bandwidth limitations and the creation of so-called "artifacts" in imaging due to improper image
reconstructions, as well as noise impact on imaging quality. The course will then move to twodimensional and 3-D imaging schemes, explaining the concepts of "temporal" and "spatial" and
focusing and the role of antenna arrays for achieving the latter. The tradeoff between wave penetrability
(usually associated with low frequencies) and resolution needs (dictating bandwidth requirements) will
be discussed. Finally, number of imaging modalities and their technical, medical, environmental, and
industrial applications will be presented.

Monday

SMC

Full day

SOI: From Basics to Applications
Dr. Mostafa Emam
abstract: SOI technology is gaining ground in the domains of low-power and RF applications. Nearly 100%
of RF antenna switches in wireless system FEMs are based on SOI. An FEM entirely built on SOI can be
implemented in the observable future as both academia and industry are working in this direction. In addition,
FD-SOI opens new horizons for designers by offering more flexibility for design and optimization of lowpower applications. This short course will be of interest to engineers and graduate students willing to prepare
themselves for the future of low-power and RF applications.

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