If you've heard Yahya speak, you'll know what an entertaining and informative speaker he is. If you haven't heard him speak, you won't want to miss your chance at AMTA 2012. 

Yahya will present a full day short course that will take you from the basics all the way to the latest areas of research in antenna measurements. Sign up before it is filled up!

Modern Topics in Antenna Measurements, Diagnostics and Optimizations:
From Fundamentals to Recent Advances

Instructor: Yahya Rahmat-Samii, Professor, University of California Los Angeles

Course Outline
Fundamental of EM Concepts for Antenna Characterizations
Antenna Radiated Fields, Ideal Dipole, Solution of Wave Equations and Special Functions
Fundamentals of Various Near-Field Measurement Techniques
Equivalence Theorem, Spectral Formulation and Probe Corrections
Understanding Antenna Near-Field Diagnostic Techniques
Simulation Models, Back-Projections, Sampling Theorems
Case Studies of Several Reflector and Array Antenna Measurements
Reflector and Array Antenna Measurement Examples
Phaseless Measurements and Recent Advances
Why Phaseless Measurements, Phase Retrieval Algorithms, Measured Results
Advances in Antenna Design Optimizations
Genetic Algorithms (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)

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