Antenna and Propagation 4292
Antenna and Propagation 4292
COURSE OUTLINE
1. INTRODUCTION
CONCEPT OF A WIRELESS CHANNEL
THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
CELLULAR NETWORKS
AVAILABLE DATA RATES
2. PROPERTIES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
MAXWELL’S EQUATIONS
PLANE WAVE PROPERTIES
FIELD RELATIONSHIPS
WAVE IMPEDANCE
POYNTING VECTOR
3. ANTENNA FUNDAMENTALS
WHAT IS AN ANTENNA?
PRINCIPLES
NECESSARY CONDITIONS FOR RADIATION
NEAR-FIELD AND FAR-FIELD REGIONS
FAR-FIELD RADIATION FROM WIRES
4. ANTENNA PARAMETERS
RADIATION PATTERN
DIRECTIVITY
RADIATION RESISTANCE AND EFFICIENCY
POWER GAIN
BANDWIDTH
BEAMWIDTH AND DIRECTIVITY
5. TYPES OF ANTENNA
DIPOLE ANTENNA
MONOPOLE ANTENNAS
PARABOLIC REFLECTOR ANTENNAS
HORN ANTENNAS
LOOP ANTENNAS
HELICAL ANTENNAS
UDA–YAGI ANTENNAS
PATCH ANTENNAS
6. FRISS EQUATION
EVALUATION: ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS 50% - FINAL EXAMINATION 50%
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MATTHEW N.O. SADIKU: ELEMENTS OF ELECTROMAGNETICS, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS NEW YORK ,2001