SRI VIVEKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MADALAVARIGUDAM, KRISHNA Dt.

Department of Electronics and commnication En!ineerin!
FIRST SEMESTER 2010-11
Course Handou
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Course T&'e ANTENNASAN!(AVE )RO)AGATION
1$ Course des*r&+&on" "#is corse incldes t#e $asic fndamentals of antenna. Different t%pes of antennas and
t#eir properties are discssed. Directi&it%, !ain, $and'idt# of VH( UH( and Micro'a&e antennas are !i&en.
Radiation patterns are also discssed. )ropa!ation of 'a&es $% sin! t#e a$o&e antennas is descri$ed.
2$S*o+e and O,-e*&.e o/ 0e *ourse" Antennas are t#e essential commnication lin* for aircraft and s#ips. Antennas
for celllar p#ones and all t%pes of 'ireless de&ices lin* s to e&er%one and e&er%t#in!. Antennas pro&ide t#e &ital
lin*s to and from e&er%t#in! ot t#ere. "#e ftre of antennas reac#es stars.
1$Te2,oo3s"
T1$ Antennas for All Applications + ,o#n D. Kras and Ronald ,. Mar#ef*a, "MHl, -rd Edn., .//-.
T2$ Electroma!netic 0a&es and Radiatin! S%stems + E.1. ,ordan and K.G. 2almain, )HI, .nd ed., .///..
#$ Re/eren*e ,oo3s"
R1 Antenna "#eor% 3 1.A. 2alanis, ,o#n 0ile% 4 Sons, .nd ed., .//5.
R2. Antennas and 0a&e )ropa!ation + K.D. )rasad, Sat%a )ra*as#an, "ec# India )$lications, Ne' Del#i,
.//5..
R1. "ransmission and )ropa!ation + E.V.D. Gla6ier and H.R.L. Lamont, "#e Ser&ices "e7t 2oo* of Radio,
&ol. 8, Standard )$lis#ers Distri$tors, Del#i.
R# Electronic and Radio En!ineerin! + (.E. "erman, McGra'3Hill, 9t# edition, 5:88.
R4Antennas + ,o#n D. Kras, McGra'3Hill, SE1;ND EDI"I;N, 5:<<.
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53< ANTENNA
FUN!AMENTALS
Introdction, Radiation Mec#anism + sin!le 'ire, . 'ire,
dipoles, 1rrent
Distri$tion on a t#in 'ire antenna . Antenna )arameters= 3
Radiation )atterns, )atterns in )rincipal )lanes,
Main Lo$e and Side Lo$es, 2eam'idt#s, 2eam Area, Radiation
Intensit%, 2eam Efficienc%, Directi&t%, Gain
and Resoltion, Antenna Apertres, Apertre Efficienc%,
Effecti&e Hi!#t. Related )ro$lems.
1# 5 of "5
:35> T0&n L&near (&re
Anennas
Retarded )otentials, Radiation from Small Electric Dipole,
?arter'a&e
Monopole and Half'a&e Dipole + 1rrent Distri$tions,
E&alation of (ield 1omponents, )o'er Radiated,
Radiation Resistance, 2eam'idt#s, Directi&it%, Effecti&e Area
and Effecti&e Hi!#t. Natral crrent distri$tions,
fields and patterns of "#in Linear 1enter3fed Antennas of
different len!t#s, Radiation Resistance at a point
'#ic# is not crrent ma7imm. Antenna "#eorems +
Applica$ilit% and )roofs for e@i&alence of directional
c#aracteristics, Loop Antennas A Small Loops 3 (ield
1omponents, 1omparison of far fields of small loop and
s#ort dipole, 1oncept of s#ort ma!netic dipole, D and Rr
Refer R.
relations for small loops
5B3.- ANTENNA ARRAYS . element arra%s + different cases, )rinciple of )attern
Mltiplication, N element
Uniform Linear Arra%s + 2roadside, Endfire Arra%s, E(A 'it#
Increased Directi&it%, Deri&ation of t#eir
c#aracteristics and comparisonC 1oncept of Scannin! Arra%s.
Directi&it% Relations Dno deri&ationsE. Related
)ro$lems. 2inomial Arra%s, Effects of Uniform and Non3
niform Amplitde Distri$tions, Desi!n Relations
ReferenceA
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NON-RESONANT
RA!IATORS
Introdction, "ra&ellin! 'a&e radiators + $asic concepts,
Lon!'ire antennas
+ field stren!t# calclations and patterns, V3antennas, R#om$ic
Antennas and Desi!n Relations, 2road$and
AntennasA Helical Antennas + Si!nificance, Geometr%, $asic
propertiesC Desi!n considerations for monofilar
#elical antennas in A7ial Mode and Normal Modes D?alitati&e
"reatmentE.
ReferenceA
R.
-.39/ VHF6 UHF AN!
MICRO(AVE
ANTENNAS - I
Arra%s 'it# )arasitic Elements, Fa!i 3 Uda Arra%s, (olded
Dipoles 4 t#eir c#aracteristics. Reflector Antennas A (lat S#eet
and 1orner Reflectors. )ara$oloidal Reflectors
+ Geometr%, c#aracteristics,t%pes of feeds, (GD Ratio, Spill
;&er, 2ac* Lo$es, Apertre 2loc*in!, ;ff3set(eeds,
1asse!rainian (eeds=.
ReferenceA
R.
9539: VHF6 UHF AN!
MICRO(AVE
ANTENNAS - II
Horn Antennas + "%pes, ;ptimm Horns, Desi!n
1#aracteristics of )%ramidal HornsC Lens Antennas + Geometr%,
(eatres, Dielectric Lenses and Honin!,
Applications. Antenna Measrements + )atterns Re@ired, Set
Up, Distance 1riterion, Directi&it% and Gain
Measrements D1omparison, A$solte and -3Antenna Met#ods
ReferenceA
R.
8/38B
(AVE
)RO)AGATION - I
1oncepts of )ropa!ation + fre@enc% ran!es and t%pes of
propa!ations. Grond
0a&e )ropa!ation+1#aracteristics, )arameters, 0a&e "ilt, (lat
and Sp#erical Eart# 1onsiderations. S*%
0a&e )ropa!ation + (ormation of Ionosp#eric La%ers and t#eir
1#aracteristics, Mec#anism of Reflection and
Refraction, 1ritical (re@enc%, MU( 4 S*ip Distance +
1alclations for flat and sp#erical eart# cases,
;ptimm (re@enc%, LUH(, Virtal Hei!#t, Ionosp#eric
A$normalities, Ionosp#eric A$sorption.
ReferenceA
R.
8<3>8 (AVE
)RO)AGATION 7 II
(ndamental E@ation for (ree3Space )ropa!ation, 2asic
"ransmission Loss
1alclations. Space 0a&e )ropa!ation + Mec#anism, L;S and
Radio Hori6on. "roposp#eric 0a&e
)ropa!ation + Radis of 1r&atre of pat#, Effecti&e Eart#Is
Radis, Effect of Eart#Is 1r&atre, (ield
Stren!t# 1alclations, M3cr&es and Dct )ropa!ation,
"roposp#eric Scatterin!.
ReferenceA
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