Microwave engineering education: From field theory to circuit theory

摘要

While the foundations of microwave engineering remain firmly based on Maxwell's equations, the practice of microwave engineering has changed over the last 60 years in terms of an increasing shift to circuit / transmission line theory for the design and analysis of problems of practical importance. This paper will discuss the changing roles of field theory and circuit theory, and the ways in which microwave engineering education has evolved to meet these changes.