RVS FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

KANNAMPALAYAM, COIMBATORE 641402 LESSON PLAN Academic Year 2011-2012 Department Subject Name/Code Lecture No. 1 2 3 4,5 6,7 8 9 10 11,12 1,2 3,4 5,6 7,8 9 10 11,12 1,2 3 4 5,6 7,8 9,10 : ECE Faculty: REDDY BABU.S : ANTENNA AND WAVE PAROPAGATION/ Teaching Aids

Semester and Branch: 5th /ECE

Topic Unit I RADIATION PROPERTIES Concept of vector potential- Modification for time varyingretarded caseFields associated with Hertzian dipole Power radiated and radiation resistance of current element Radiation from half-wave dipole and quarter-wave monopole antennas Radiation intensity- Directive gain- Directivity- Power gainBeam Width- Band Width-Gain Quarter wave monopole-Half-wave dipole and folded dipole Reciprocity principle- Effective length and Effective area Relation between gain effective length and radiation resistance. Tutorial Unit II ANTENNA ARRAYS Expression for electric field from two, three and N element arrays linear arrays: Broad-side array and End-Fire array Method of pattern multiplication Binomial array- Horizontal and Vertical Antennas above the ground plane Phased arrays, Frequency-Scanning arrays Adaptive arrays and Smart antennas. Tutorial Unit III ANTENNA TYPES Loop Antennas: Radiation from small loop and its radiation resistance Radiation from a loop with circumference equal to a wavelength-Helical antenna Normal mode and axial mode operation Yagi uda Antenna- Log periodic antenna- Phased arrayrhombic antenna- Horn antenna Reflector antennas and their feed systems- Micro strip antenna-Selection of antenna based on frequency of operation Antennas for special applications: Antenna for terrestrial mobile

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communication systems, GPR, Embedded antennas, UWB, Plasma antenna Tutorial Unit IV WAVE PROPAGATION Ground wave propagation: Attenuation characteristics for ground wave propagation- Calculation of field strength at a distance Space wave propagation: Reflection from ground for vertically and horizontally polarized waves Reflection characteristics of earth- Resultant of direct and reflected ray at the receiver- Duct propagation Sky wave propagation: Structure of the ionosphere- Effective dielectric constant of ionized region Mechanism of refraction- Refractive index- Critical frequencySkip distance Effect of earths magnetic field- Attenuation factor for ionosphere propagation Maximum usable frequency- Fading and Diversity reception. Tutorial Unit V ANTENNA AND IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS Antenna Measurements: Reciprocity in Antenna measurements Near-field and Far field - Measurements ranges - Measurement of different Antenna parameters Directional pattern, Gain, Phase, Polarization, Impedance, Efficiency Ionosphere Measurements: Measurement of vertical Incidence Group Velocity and Group Delay Relation between oblique and vertical Incidence transmission Tutorial

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