About the Book Completely revised and updated to reflect recent advances in the fields of materials science and electromagnetics, Electromagnetics of Time Varying Complex Media, Second Edition provides a comprehensive examination of current topics of interest in the research community--including theory, numerical simulation, application, and experimental work. Written by a world leader in the research of frequency transformation in a time-varying magnetoplasma medium, the new edition of this bestselling reference discusses how to apply a time-varying medium to design a frequency and polarization transformer. This authoritative resource remains the only electromagnetic book to cover time-varying anisotropic media, Frequency and Polarization Transformer based on a switched magnetoplasma medium in a cavity, and FDTD numerical simulation for time-varying complex medium. Providing a primer on the theory of using magnetoplasmas for the coherent generation of tunable radiation, early chapters use a mathematical model with one kind of complexity--eliminating the need for high-level mathematics. Using plasma as the basic medium to illustrate various aspects of the transformation of an electromagnetic wave by a complex medium, the text highlights the major effects of each kind of complexity in the medium properties. This significantly expanded edition includes:
- Three new parts: (a) Numerical Simulation: FDTD Solution, (b) Application: Frequency and Polarization Transformer, and (c) Experiments
- A slightly enhanced version of the entire first edition, plus 70% new material
- Reprints of papers previously published by the author--providing researchers with complete access to the subject
The text provides the understanding of research techniques useful in electro-optics, plasma science and engineering, microwave engineering, and solid state devices. This complete resource supplies an accessible treatment of the effect of time-varying parameters in conjunction with one or more additional kinds of complexities in the properties of particular mediums.
Dikshitulu K. Kalluri, Ph.D., is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, as well as the coordinator of the doctoral programs of the department. Born in Chodavaram, India, he received his B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Andhra University, India; a D.I.I Sc. degree in high-voltage engineering from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India; a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas, Lawrence.
Dr. Kalluri began his career at the Birla Institute, Ranchi, India, advancing to the rank of Professor, heading the Electrical Engineering Department, then serving as (Dean) Assistant Director of the institute. He has collaborated with research groups at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, the University of California Los Angeles, the University of Southern California, and the University of Tennessee, and has worked several summers as a faculty research associate at Air Force Laboratories. Since 1984, he has been with the University of Massachusetts Lowell, He recently established the Electromagnetics and Complex Media Research Laboratory.
Dr. Kalluri, a fellow of the Institute of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineers and a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Xi, has published many technical articles and reviews.
