SUKKUR INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MERIT-QUALITY-EXCELLENCE

Department of Electrical Engineering

Course Name: Antenna and Wave Propagation

Class: BE-VI Program: Electrical Engineering Credit Hours: Class Work: Lab Work: 3 1 4

Semester: Spring2013

Instructor: Engr. Mir Muhammad Lodro

Total: Pre-requisite Courses: Fundamentals of Telecomm Electromagnetics Co-requisite Courses: Mobile and Wireless Communication Evaluation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Post-requisite Courses: (If you suggest any) Microwave and Radar Engineering Phased Array for Wireless Communication

Assignments/class exercises Quizzes Assignments and class performance Mid-Term Examinations Final Examination

10 % 6% 4% 40 % 40 %

Recommended Books: Antennas and Wave Propagation 1 Antenna and wave Propagation 2 Antenna and wave Propagation 3 Antenna Theory: Design and Analysis 4

G.S.N Raju K D Prasad AK Gautam Constantine A Balanis

Antenna and Wave Propagation Spring2013

S.No.
1.

Topic
Introduction Electromagnetic spectrum Frequency band designation Radio wave introduction How radio wave are produced How radio waves propagate Need for radio wave propagation Radio wave applications Propagation modes line-Of-Sight (LOS) Atmospheric absorption Loss (dB/km) v/s frequency analysis o Effect of water o Effect of oxygen Absorption loss o Rainfall attenuation analysis Modes of propagation Propagation mechanism by frequency bands Application of propagation phenomena Effect of earths atmosphere on radio wave Earths atmosphere o The troposphere o The stratosphere o The ionosphere Radio wave transmission paths Surface types and their relative conductivity ground waves o surface waves o space waves Sky waves Surface wave propagation Space wave propagation Field strength due to space wave Sky wave propagation Structure of ionosphere Ionization process Recombination process Four distinct layer of ionosphere o D-layer o E-layer o F1 layer o F2 layer Sporadic E layer

References/Text
Antenna and Wave Propagation By KD Prasad

2.

Antenna and Wave Propagation By KD Prasad

3.

Antenna and Propagation By KD Prasad

Wave

Quiz#01

Spring2013 Antenna and Wave Propagation

Page 2 of 5

4.

Radio wave refraction factors Critical frequency for different layers Effect of frequency on critical angle Skip distance Skip zone Skip distance affecting factors Outer limits of skip zones Tropospheric propagation Propagation paths revisited Tropospheric characteristic Tropospheric dependence on o Pressure o Temperature o Height Scatter volume Scatter angle Applications of tropospheric propagation Ionospheric variations Regular variations o Daily o Seasonal o 11-year o 27-day Irregular variations o Sporadic-E o SID o Ionospheric storms Aurora borealis Earths magnetic field resistance to solar eruption Midterm#01

Antenna and Propagation By KD Prasad

Wave

Assignment#01

5.

Antenna and Propagation By KD Prasad

Wave

6.

7.

8.

Maxwells Equations and Properties of Electromagnetic Waves Maxwell Equations in differential Form Maxwells equation in integral form Physical interpretation of Maxwells Field strength Maxwells equations in free space Boundary Conditions Electromagnetic Waves in Homogenous medium Wave Equations (Free Space or Lossless or Nonconducting Medium) Electromagnetic Wave Equation for Conducting medium Sinusoidal Time Variations Propagation of Plane wave In perfect dielectrics (lossless medium) In conducting medium (lossy dielectric) Conductors and Dielectrics Propagation of plane electromagnetic waves

Antenna and Propagation By Raju

Wave

Antenna and Propagation By GSN Raju

Wave

Spring2013 Antenna and Wave Propagation

Page 3 of 5


9.

In good dielectric In good conductors Intrinsic impedance of a dielectric and conducting media Electromagnetic Wave Polarization

Antenna and Wave Transmission lines Propagation Common Transmission lines o Parallel wires By KD Prasad o Coaxial cables o Twisted pair o Microstrip line o Stripline o Slot line o Parallel plate line Typical waveguide configuration E and H-field configuration Transmission line behavior o At low frequency o At high frequency Transmission equivalent circuit Primary constants Secondary constants o Phase shift constant o Attenuation constant Telegrapher equations Phase velocity Incident and reflected waves on Transmission line Reflection co-efficient VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave ratio) Input impedance for shorted transmission lines Input impedance for open-circuited transmission lines

10.

Midterm#02
11.

12.

Antenna introduction: terminologies Antenna in pictures Radar antennas Antenna definition Antenna function Antenna for laptop applications Antenna terminology Radiation pattern Radiation intensity Antenna polarization Beam efficiency Types of apertures o Effective aperture o Scattering aperture o Loss aperture o Collecting aperture o Physical aperture
Page 4 of 5

Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design By Balanis

Antenna Theory: Design and Analysis By Balanis

Spring2013 Antenna and Wave Propagation

13.

Aperture efficiency Field zones around antenna o Near reactive field o Near-field (Fresnel zone) o Far-field (Fraunhofer zone) First Null Beam width (FNBW) Half-power Beam Width (HPBW) FNBW and HPBW relation Front to Back Ratio Side lobe ratio Antenna efficiency Reciprocity theorem Isotropic radiator Radiation resistance Gain Short dipole Elemental dipole Infinitesimal dipole Antenna types Wire antennas o Dipole o Circular and square loop o helix Aperture antennas o Pyramidal horn o Circular horn o Rectangular waveguide Microstrip antennas o Rectangular o Circular Antenna arrays o Yagi-Uda array o Aperture array o Microstrip array o Slotted waveguide array Reflector antennas o Parabolic reflector with front feed o Parabolic reflector with cassgrain feed o Corner reflector Lens antennas Presentations Course windup/Discussion FINALS!

Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design By Balanis Problem Set No.3

14. 15. 16.

Spring2013 Antenna and Wave Propagation

Page 5 of 5