RAJALAKSHMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI - 602124

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

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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 .LAN
UNIT I ELECTROMAGNETIC RA+IATION AN+ ANTENNA FUN+AMENTALS
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Review of electromagnetic theory:
Vector potential,.
2 I T1 90
3
Solution of wave equation,
retarded case, Hertizian dipole
2 1 T1 321
5
Antenna characteristics: Radiation
pattern
2 I R1 14
7
eam solid angle,
!irectivity, "ain, #nput impedance
1 I R1 19,23
8
$olarization, andwidth,
Reciprocity,
1 I T1 543
9
%quivalence of
Radiation patterns.
1 I T1 44
10
%quivalence of #mpedances,
%ffective aperture,
1 I T1 517
11
Vector effective length, Antenna
temperature.
1 I T1 518
12 )utorial 3 I TI
UNIT II ,IRE ANTENNAS AN+ ANTENNA ARRAYS
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&ire antennas: Short dipole,
Radiation resistance and
!irectivity,
2 II R1 164,173
17
Half wave !ipole,
'onopole, Small loop antennas.
3 II
R1
R3
34
462
20
Antenna Arrays: (inear Array and
$attern 'ultiplication,
2 II R3 160
22 )wo*element Array, +niform Array, 1 II R3 162
23
$olynomial representation, Array
with non*uniform
1 II T1 267
24 %,citation*inomial Array 1 II R3 290
25 )utorial 3 II T1
UNIT III A.ERTURE ANTENNAS
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Aperture Antennas: 'agnetic
-urrent and its fields,
2 III T1 300
30
+niqueness theorem, .ield
equivalence principle,
2 III R3 575
32
!uality principle, 'ethod of
#mages, $attern properties,
2 III R3 126
34
Slot antenna, Horn Antenna,
$yramidal Horn Antenna,
2 III R1 295,321
36 Reflector Antenna*.lat reflector, 1 III R1 422
37
-orner Reflector, -ommon curved
reflector shapes, (ens Antenna
2 III R1 425,607
39 )utorial 3 III T1
UNIT I- S.ECIAL ANTENNAS AN+ ANTENNA MEASUREMENTS
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Special Antennas: (ong wire, V
and Rhom/ic Antenna,
2 IV R1
247,248,
249
44
0agi*+da Antenna, )urnstile
Antenna,
2 IV R1 363
46
Helical Antenna* A,ial mode heli,,
1ormal mode heli,,
3 IV R1 339
49
iconical Antenna, (og periodic
!ipole Array,
2 IV R1 458,470
51
Spiral Antenna, 'icrostrip $atch
Antennas.
1 IV R1 469,313
52
Antenna 'easurements:
Radiation $attern measurement,
2 IV R3 858
54
"ain and !irectivity
'easurements,
2 IV R3 865,871
56 Anechoic -ham/er measurement. 1 IV R3 874
57 )utorial 3 IV T1
UNIT - RA+IO ,A-E .RO.AGATION
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-alculation of "reat -ircle
!istance /etween any two points
on earth,
2 V R2 250
62
"round &ave
$ropagation, .ree*space
$ropagation, "round Reflection,
2 V R2 300
64
Surface waves, !iffraction,
&ave propagation in comple,
%nvironments,
2 V R2 315
66
)ropospheric $ropagation,
)ropospheric Scatter.
2 V R2 393
68
#onospheric propagation: Structure
of ionosphere, S2y waves, s2ip
distance,
1 V R2
405,415,
411
69
Virtual height, -ritical frequency,
'+., %lectrical properties of
ionosphere,
1 V R2 411
70
%ffects of
earth3s magnetic fields,
1 V R2 422
71
.araday rotation, &histlers.
1 V R2 421
72 )utorial 3 V R1
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