CSI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KETTI

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

LESSON PLAN
LTPC
310 4

Subject code & Name : EC2353 & ANTENNAS AND WAVE

PROPAGATION

Branch & Semester

: ECE & V

Handled by

:N.Kasthuri Lecturer/ECE

Date :5.11.2014

AIM:
To enable the student to study the various types of antennas and wave propagation.
OBJECTIVES

To study radiation from a current element.

To study antenna arrays

To study aperture antennas

To learn special antennas such as frequency independent and broad band antennas.

To study radio wave propagation.

UNIT I ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND ANTENNA FUNDAMENTALS

Review of electromagnetic theory: Vector potential, Solution of wave equation, retarded case,
Hertizian dipole. Antenna characteristics: Radiation pattern, Beam solid angle, Directivity, Gain,
Input impedance, Polarization, Bandwidth, Reciprocity, Equivalence of Radiation patterns,
Equivalence of Impedances, Effective aperture, Vector effective length, Antenna temperature.
S.No

Topic

Day

Reference

T1

1.

Review of electromagnetic theory: Vector potential

2.

Solution of wave equation retarded case, Hertizian dipole.

Day 1
Day 2

3.

Antenna characteristics: Radiation pattern, Beam solid angle

Day 3

T1

4.

Directivity, Gain, Input impedance, Polarization

Day 4

T1s

5.
6.
7.
8.

Bandwidth, Reciprocity, Equivalence of Radiation patterns

Equivalence of Impedances, Effective aperture
Vector effective length ,Antenna temperature

Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8

T1
T1
T1
T1

Tutorial

T1

UNIT II WIRE ANTENNAS AND ANTENNA ARRAYS

Wire antennas: Short dipole, Radiation resistance and Directivity, Half wave Dipole, Monopole, Small
loop antennas. Antenna Arrays: Linear Array and Pattern Multiplication, Two-element Array, Uniform
Array, Polynomial representation, Array with non-uniform Excitation-Binomial Array
S.No

Topic

Day

Reference

Day 9
Day 10

T1
T1

1.
2.

Wire antennas: Short dipole

Radiation resistance and Directivity, Half wave Dipole

3.
4.

Monopole, Small loop antennas.

Antenna Arrays: Linear Array and Pattern Multiplication
Two-element Array, Uniform Array

Day 11
Day 12

Polynomial representation
Array with non-uniform Excitation-Binomial Array

Day 14

T1
T1
T1
T1
T1

Day 15

T1

UNIT TEST I

5.
6.
7.

Day 13

UNIT III APERTURE ANTENNAS

Aperture Antennas: Magnetic Current and its fields, Uniqueness theorem, Field equivalence principle,
Duality principle, Method of Images, Pattern properties, Slot antenna, Horn Antenna, Pyramidal Horn
Antenna, Reflector Antenna-Flat reflector, Corner Reflector, Common curved reflector shapes, Lens
Antenna.

S.No
1
2
3
4
5
6.

Topic

Day

Reference

Aperture Antennas: Magnetic Current and its fields

Uniqueness theorem, Field equivalence principle
Duality principle, Method of Images, Pattern properties
Slot antenna, Horn Antenna, Pyramidal Horn Antenna
Reflector Antenna-Flat reflector, Corner Reflector

Day 16
Day17
Day18
Day 19
Day 20

T1
T1
T1
T1
T1

Common curved reflector shapes, Lens Antenna

Day21

T1

UNIT TEST II
UNIT IV SPECIAL ANTENNAS AND ANTENNA MEASUREMENTS
Special Antennas: Long wire, V and Rhombic Antenna, Yagi-Uda Antenna, Turnstile Antenna, Helical
Antenna- Axial mode helix, Normal mode helix, Biconical Antenna, Log periodic Dipole Array, Spiral
Antenna, Microstrip Patch Antennas. Antenna Measurements: Radiation Pattern measurement, Gain and
Directivity Measurements, Anechoic Chamber measurement.

S.No
Topic
Special Antennas: Long wire , V and Rhombic Antenna
1.
Yagi-Uda Antenna, Turnstile Antenna
2.
3.
4.

Helical Antenna- Axial mode helix, Normal mode helix

Biconical Antenna, Log periodic Dipole Array,Microstrip

Day
Day 22
Day 23

Reference
T1
T1

Day 24
Day 25

T1
T1

5.

Patch Antennas
Antenna Measurements: Radiation Pattern measurement

Day 26

T1

Gain and Directivity Measurements, Anechoic Chamber

measurement.

Day 27

T1

7.

Tutorial

Day 28

T1

UNIT V RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION

Calculation of Great Circle Distance between any two points on earth, Ground Wave Propagation, Freespace Propagation, Ground Reflection, Surface waves, Diffraction, Wave propagation in complex
Environments, Tropospheric Propagation, Tropospheric Scatter. Ionospheric propagation: Structure of
ionosphere, Sky waves, skip distance, Virtual height, Critical frequency, MUF, Electrical properties of
ionosphere, Effects of earths magnetic fields, Faraday rotation, Whistlers.

S.No
1
2
3
4

Topic
Calculation of Great Circle Distance between any two points on
earth
Ground Wave Propagation, Free-space Propagation, Ground
Reflection
Surface waves, Diffraction, Wave propagation in complex
Environments
Tropospheric Propagation, Tropospheric Scatter

Ionospheric propagation: Structure of ionosphere, Sky waves, skip

distance, Virtual height, Critical frequency
MUF, Electrical properties of ionosphere

Effects of earths magnetic fields, Faraday rotation, Whistlers

Day

Reference

Day 29

T1

Day 30

T1

Day 31

T1

Day 32

T1

Day 33

T1

Day 34

T1

Day 35

T1

UNIT TEST III

TEXTBOOKS
1. E.C.Jordan and Balmain, Electromagnetic waves and Radiating Systems, Pearson Education
2. A.R.Harish, M.Sachidanada, Antennas and Wave propagation, Oxford University Press, 2007.
REFERENCES
1. John D.Kraus, Ronald J Marhefka and Ahmad S Khan, Antennas for all Applications,
2. Tata McGraw-Hill Book Company, 3 ed, 2007
3. G.S.N.Raju, Antenna Wave Propagation, Pearson Education, 2004.
4. Constantine A. Balanis, Antenna Theory Analysis and Desin, John Wiley, 2nd Edition, 2007.
5. R.E.Collins, Antenna and Radiowave propagation,
6. W.L Stutzman and G.A. Thiele, Antenna analysis and design, John Wiley, 2000.

Prepared by

Approved by

NAME

Ms.N,KASTHURI

Prof.K.KOMATHYVANITHA

DESIGNATION

Lecturer/ECE

HOD, Department of ECE

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