RAJALAKSHMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI - 602124 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

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EC2353

ANTENNA AND WAVE PROPAGATION

3104

1. ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND ANTENNA FUNDAMENTALS 9 Review of electromagnetic theory: Vector potential, Solution of wave equation, retarded case, Hertizian dipole. Antenna characteristics: Radiation pattern, eam solid angle, !irectivity, "ain, #nput impedance, $olarization, andwidth, Reciprocity, %quivalence of Radiation patterns, %quivalence of #mpedances, %ffective aperture, Vector effective length, Antenna temperature. 2.WIRE ANTENNAS AND ANTENNA ARRAYS 9 &ire antennas: Short dipole, Radiation resistance and !irectivity, Half wave !ipole, 'onopole, Small loop antennas. Antenna Arrays: (inear Array and $attern 'ultiplication, )wo*element Array, +niform Array, $olynomial representation, Array with non*uniform %,citation* inomial Array 3. APERTURE ANTENNAS 9 Aperture Antennas: 'agnetic -urrent and its fields, +niqueness theorem, .ield equivalence principle, !uality principle, 'ethod of #mages, $attern properties, Slot antenna, Horn Antenna, $yramidal Horn Antenna, Reflector Antenna*.lat reflector, -orner Reflector, -ommon curved reflector shapes, (ens Antenna. 4. SPECIAL ANTENNAS AND ANTENNA MEASUREMENTS 9 Special Antennas: (ong wire, V and Rhom/ic Antenna, 0agi*+da Antenna, )urnstile Antenna, Helical Antenna* A,ial mode heli,, 1ormal mode heli,, iconical Antenna, (og periodic !ipole Array, Spiral Antenna, 'icrostrip $atch Antennas. Antenna 'easurements: Radiation $attern measurement, "ain and !irectivity 'easurements, Anechoic -ham/er measurement. 5. RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION 9 -alculation of "reat -ircle !istance /etween any two points on earth, "round &ave $ropagation, .ree*space $ropagation, "round Reflection, Surface waves, !iffraction, &ave propagation in comple, %nvironments, )ropospheric $ropagation, )ropospheric Scatter. #onospheric propagation: Structure of ionosphere, S2y waves, s2ip distance, Virtual height, -ritical frequency, '+., %lectrical properties of ionosphere, %ffects of earth3s magnetic fields, .araday rotation, &histlers. L: 45, T: 15, TOTAL= 0 PERIODS

TE!T"OO#S 4. %.-.5ordan and almain, 6%lectromagnetic waves and Radiating Systems7, $earson %ducation 8 $H#, 9::; 9. A.R.Harish, '.Sachidanada, 6Antennas and &ave propagation7, <,ford +niversity $ress, 9::=. REFERENCES 4. 5ohn !.>raus, Ronald 5 'arhef2a and Ahmad S >han, 6Antennas for all Applications7, )ata 'c"raw*Hill oo2 -ompany, ? ed, 9::=. 9. ".S.1.Ra@u, Antenna &ave $ropagation, $earson %ducation, 9::A. ?. -onstantine A. alanis, Antenna )heory Analysis and !esin, 5ohn &iley, 9nd %dition, 9::=. A. R.%.-ollins, 6Antenna and Radiowave propagation7, B. &.( Stutzman and ".A. )hiele, 6Antenna analysis and design7, 5ohn &iley, 9:::.

LESSON PLAN
UNIT I ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND ANTENNA FUNDAMENTALS S5No ( C$)$"#/67e Ho$0s 1 3 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 To!6&s Ho$0s U 6/ T1R 3oo8 T1 T1 R1 R1 T1 T1 T1 T1 TI P#9e No

Review of electromagnetic theory: Vector potential,. Solution of wave equation, retarded case, Hertizian dipole Antenna characteristics: Radiation pattern eam solid angle, !irectivity, "ain, #nput impedance $olarization, andwidth, Reciprocity, %quivalence of Radiation patterns. %quivalence of #mpedances, %ffective aperture, Vector effective length, Antenna temperature. )utorial

2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3

I 1 I I I I I I I

90 321 14 19,23 543 44 517 518

UNIT II -IRE ANTENNAS AND ANTENNA ARRAYS S5No ( C$)$"#/67e Ho$0s 15 17 20 22 23 24 25 To!6&s Ho$0s U 6/ T1R 3oo8 P#9e No

&ire antennas: Short dipole, Radiation resistance and !irectivity, Half wave !ipole, 'onopole, Small loop antennas. Antenna Arrays: (inear Array and $attern 'ultiplication, )wo*element Array, +niform Array, $olynomial representation, Array with non*uniform %,citation* inomial Array )utorial
UNIT III

2 3 2 1 1 1 3

II II II II II II II

R1 R1 R3 R3 R3 T1 R3 T1

164,173 34 462 160 162 267 290

APERTURE ANTENNAS Ho$0s U 6/ T1R 3oo8 T1 R3 R3 R1 R1 R1 T1 P#9e No

S5No ( C$)$"#/67e Ho$0s 28 30 32 34 36 37 39

To!6&s

Aperture Antennas: 'agnetic -urrent and its fields, +niqueness theorem, .ield equivalence principle, !uality principle, 'ethod of #mages, $attern properties, Slot antenna, Horn Antenna, $yramidal Horn Antenna, Reflector Antenna*.lat reflector, -orner Reflector, -ommon curved reflector shapes, (ens Antenna )utorial
UNIT I.

2 2 2 2 1 2 3

III III III III III III III

300 575 126 295,321 422 425,607

SPECIAL ANTENNAS AND ANTENNA MEASUREMENTS To!6&s Ho$0s U 6/ T1R 3oo8 R1 R1 R1 P#9e No

S5No ( C$)$"#/67e Ho$0s 42 44 46

Special Antennas: (ong wire, V and Rhom/ic Antenna, 0agi*+da Antenna, )urnstile Antenna, Helical Antenna* A,ial mode heli,, 1ormal mode heli,,

2 2 3

IV IV IV

247,248, 249 363 339

49 51 52 54 56 57

iconical Antenna, (og periodic !ipole Array, Spiral Antenna, 'icrostrip $atch Antennas. Antenna 'easurements: Radiation $attern measurement, "ain and !irectivity 'easurements, Anechoic -ham/er measurement. )utorial

2 1 2 2 1 3

IV IV IV IV IV IV

R1 R1 R3 R3 R3 T1

458,470 469,313 858 865,871 874

UNIT . RADIO -A.E PROPAGATION S5No ( C$)$"#/67e Ho$0s To!6&s Ho$0s U 6/ T1R 3oo8 P#9e No

60 62

64 66 68

69 70 71 72

-alculation of "reat -ircle !istance /etween any two points on earth, "round &ave $ropagation, .ree*space $ropagation, "round Reflection, Surface waves, !iffraction, &ave propagation in comple, %nvironments, )ropospheric $ropagation, )ropospheric Scatter. #onospheric propagation: Structure of ionosphere, S2y waves, s2ip distance, Virtual height, -ritical frequency, '+., %lectrical properties of ionosphere, %ffects of earth3s magnetic fields, .araday rotation, &histlers. )utorial

R2

250

R2

300

2 2 1

V V V

R2 R2 R2

315 393 405,415, 411 411 422 421

1 1 1 3

V V V V

R2 R2 R2 R1

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PRINCIPAL