ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION

Subject Code : EC 703 Prerequisites : Electromagnetic Credits: 4:0:1

Course Coordinator :Nuthan Prasad & Naga Ravikanth Course Objectives: 1. A l! the conce ts o" vector coordinates and #ave theor! "or the anal!sis o" radiation attern$ "ield com onents in electromagnetism. %. &nderstand 'asic antenna arameters. 3. A reciate the im ortance o" antennas "or di""erent "re(uenc! and various a lications.

). *llustrate various usage o" antenna '! designing and sketching the radiation atterns. +. *llustrate the signal transmission '! designing a suita'le antenna using so"t#are tools. ,. -esign an! antenna #hich has good directivit! and 'eam #idth #hich can 'e used in ractical a lication. 7. &nderstand di""erent ro agation conce ts like ./0$ *onos here and sur"ace #ave. 1. &nderstand the e""ect o" relative ermittivit! and conductivit! in ionos here "or #ave ro agation.

UNIT 1 ANTENNA !ASICS: *ntroduction$ 'asic Antenna arameters$ atterns$ 'eam area$ radiation intensit!$ 'eam e""icienc!$ directivities and gain$ antenna a ertures$ e""ective height$ 'and#idth$ radiation e""icienc!$ antenna tem erature and antenna "ield 2ones. UNIT " POINT SOURCES AND ARRA#S: *ntroduction$ oint sources$ o#er atterns$ o#er theorem$ radiation intensit!$ "ield atterns$ hase atterns. Arra! o" t#o isotro ic oint sources$ rinci les o" attern multi lication$ 'road side$ end "ire arra! and 3asen & #ood!ard arra!$ UNIT $ E%ECTRIC DIPO%ES AND T&IN %INEAR ANTENNAS: *ntroduction$ short electric di ole$ "ields o" a short di ole$ radiation resistance o" short di ole$ "ield atterns o" di ole in general$ 45% di ole$ radiation resistances o" 45% thin linear antenna$ long #ire antenna$ "olded di ole antennas. 0mall loo $ com arison o" "ar "ields o" small loo and short di ole$ "ar "ield atterns o" small circular loo $ radiation resistance$ directivit!$ 3elical Antenna$. UNIT 4 ANTENNA T#PES : 6agi7&da arra!$ ara'olic re"lectors$ log eriodic di ole antenna$ lens antenna$ 8a'inet9s rinci le $ horn antennas$ rectangular horn antennas. 'icrostri( A)te))*s: salient "eatures$ Advantages & limitations$ Rectangular microstri antennas$ :eed methods$ Characteristics o" microstri antennas. UNIT +

RADIO ,A-E PROPAGATION: *ntroduction$ "ree s ace ro agation$ ground re"lection$ sur"ace #ave$ di""raction$ s ace #ave ro agation. *onos here ro agation$ electrical ro erties o" the ionos here$ e; ressions "or conductivit! and relative ermittivit!.

TE.T !OO/S: 1. <Antenna and =ave Pro agation>7 :ourth edition$ ?ata @cAra# 3ill %00,$ Bohn Craus$ Ronald B @arhetka$ Ahmad 0 Chan. RE0ERENCE !OO/S: 1. Antennas D Bohn - Craus$ @c Ara# 3ill$ %nd edition$ 1E11. %. .amont F 8lake$ <Antennas: :undamentals$ -esign$ @easurement>$ 0citech Pu'lishing$ %00E. 3. Antenna$ ?heor!$ Anal!sis & -esign D Constantine A 8alanis$ Bohn =ile! & 0ons$ % nd edition. 1EE7

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