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Course: 2024/2025

Radiation and quantum communications

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Dual Bachelor Data Science and Engineering - Telecommunication Technologies Engineering (Plan: 456 - Estudio: 371)

Coordinating teacher: GARCIA MUÑOZ, LUIS ENRIQUE

Department assigned to the subject: Signal and Communications Theory Department

Type: Electives

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 5º

Semester:

Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)

Electromagnetics Fields

Objectives

Knowing and getting the radiation fundamental concepts. Knowing and getting the antenna basic parameters. Using such concepts for designing and analysing wireless communication links. Knowing the difference between guided and wireless links. Using such concepts for designing guided and wireless links. Knowing and getting the quantum mechanics basic concepts. Knowing the difference between quantum and classic communication links.

Skills and learning outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

Topics 1. Introduction to electromagnetic radiation. 2. Introduction to antenna theory. 3. Free and guided classic channels. Some notes about propagation 4. Fundamentals on quantum mechanics 5. Channels and quantum communications systems.

Learning activities and methodology

The following activities will be combined as described in the detailed program of the course: 1- Theory lectures in the blackboard and with slides. Resolution of small exercises 2- Problems 3- Labs (two labs in computer room) 4- Office hours 5- Proposed exercises with solutions will be published in each chapter for self-studying.

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Calendar of Continuous assessment

Global exam at the end of the semester (60% of the final grade (6 points)).
  Theory exam (without books or notes): test and/or short questions together with 
  problems.

The last 40% will be obtained by the continuous evaluation (4 points) which includes a test with short questions
and/or a few small problems

A minimum of 4 points in the final exam is required to overcome the subject.

Extraordinary call: regulations

Basic Bibliography

Feynman. Quantum Mechanics. Caltech. 2011
Leonard Susskind. Quantum Mechanics. The Theoretical Minimum. Penguin. 2015
Schelfunoff. Antennas Thoery and practice. Wiley. 1952

Additional Bibliography

Landau. Quantum Mechanics, vol. 3. Reverte. 1981

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.