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Course Antennas and propagation effects play a crucial, even though often overlooked,
role in RF systems. In practice, the design of a working system such as mobile
Description
phone networks, WiFi, RFID, Satellite communication and GPS requires a good
understanding of these components. This course teaches the fundamentals of
antenna and propagation. The course covers the theory of radiation, fundamental
antenna parameters and concepts, wire antennas such as dipoles and loop
antennas, antenna arrays, aperture antennas (e.g. horns), microstrip antennas,
numerical analysis, communication & radar systems and propagation effects.
Course Information
Course Staff
̶ Lecturer: Mohamed Hashi
̶ Email: mhashi03@gmail.com
̶ Tel: 0615551191
̶ Office Hours: By appointment
Course Timetable
̶ Tuesday: 13:00 – 15:00,
̶ Wednesday 15:00 – 17:15
Course Information ─ Learning Outcomes
Required Resources
̶ Balanis, C., “Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design”, Wiley
Interscience, Third Edition
Recommended Resources
̶ Coleman, C.J. “An introduction to radio frequency
engineering”, Cambridge, 2004,
̶ Course notes, tutorial problems and solutions, and
assignments will be provided
Course Information ─ Lecture Plan
1. Introduction into antenna theory and practice
2. Radiation integrals and auxiliary potential functions;
basic EM theorems in antenna problems
3. Antenna measurements
4. Infinitesimal dipole; wire and loop radiating
elements
5. Wire antennas – dipoles, monopoles
6. Antenna Arrays – analysis and design
7. Microstrip antennas
8. Reflector antennas
9. Horn antennas
10. Propagation
Course Information ─ Assessment Summary
Radio wave
Transmitter Receiver
1) LOSSES:
• Power loss of a signal travelling in transmission lines
• For line-of-sight configuration, power loss is proportional
to 1/r2
1) Wire Antennas
2) Aperture Antennas
3) Microstrip Antennas
4) Array Antennas
5) Reflector Antennas
6) Lens Antennas
Wire Antennas
RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDE
Microstrip Antennas
PARABOLIC
REFLECTOR WITH
FRONT FEED
PARABOLIC
REFLECTOR WITH
CASSEGRAIN FEED
CORNER REFLECTOR
PARABOLIC
ANTENNA YOU WILL ANTENNA
SEE IN REAL LIFE
PARABOLIC
ANTENNA YOU WILL ANTENNA
SEE IN REAL LIFE
ANTENNA YOU WILL SEE IN REAL LIFE
HELIX ANTENNA
ANTENNA YOU WILL SEE IN REAL LIFE
HORN ANTENNA
ANTENNA YOU WILL SEE IN REAL LIFE
LOOP ANTENNA
• The shape can be circular or rectangular
• Useful for coupling energy in and out of
cavities
• Also useful for field-sensing operations
such as required in EMC measurement
equipment
ANTENNA YOU WILL SEE IN REAL LIFE
MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA
THE WORLD’S TALLEST
ANTENNA IN TOKYO
When it’s completed in 2011,
the 2,001ft-tall concrete-and-
steel tower in the Sumida River
region of Tokyo will be the tallest
free-standing antenna in the
world.
2001ft = 610m
ANTENNA AS A PASSIVE,
RECIPROCAL DEVICE
• An antenna is a reciprocal device which means that:
➢ The transmitted and received characteristics and
performance are identical (i.e gain, directivity,
frequency of operation, BW, radiation resistance,
etc)
• A basic antenna is a passive device due to the fact
that it does not have an active components (diodes,
transistors, FETs, LNAs, etc).
LAW OF RECIPROCITY
“The same antenna can be used for both
receive and transmit modes with equal
success.”
ACTIVE ANTENNA
A m
density qs (C/m2)
J s q sv z
I z q lv z A
Single Wire…cont’
I z q lv z A
dI z dv z
ql q l az Where az (meters/sec2) is the acceleration
dt dt
Single Wire…cont’