DEPARTMENT OF : ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNIATION ENGINEERING Subject Code & Title Class Regulation Course Prerequisite

ANTENNAS AND WAVE PROPAGATION THIRD YEAR B.E. (ECE) R 2008 I. Electromagnetic fields Semester

L P T MC 3 1 0 100 4 06

II. Transmission lines and waveguides To study radiation from a current element.
To study antenna arrays To study aperture antennas

Objectives

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

To study radio wave propagation.

band

1. 2.

an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering an ability to design a system, component or process as per needs and specifications an ability to develop skills to use modern engineering tools, software's and equipment to analyze problems an ability to gain broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context

Expected Outcomes

3. 4.

1. To prepare graduates in Electronic and communication Engineering for

successful careers dealing Indian industry with necessary core competency to succeed long-term in engineering/entrepreneurship careers, and who are well

Relationship of course to program objectives

prepared to undertake PG studies and research careers. 2. To prepare the students for competitive and challenging industrial applications in the areas of wireless communications, Biomedical Engineering, Analog and Digital communication, Mobile communication, Microcontrollers and embedded systems, Antennas and Microwave systems. 1. John D-Kraus and Ronalatory Marhefka- "Antennas"- Tata McGraw-Hill Book Company- 2002 2. E-C-Jordan and Balmain- "Electro Magnetic Waves and Radiating Systems"PHI-1968- Reprint 2003-

References

3. R-E-Collins- 'Antennas and Radio Propagation "- McGraw-Hill- 19874. Ballanis "Antenna Theory " - John Wiley & Sons- second edition 2003 5. D.Ganesh rao, B.Somanathan nair, Deepa Reghunath- Antennas and RadioWave Propagation, Sanguine technical publishers, Bangalore- 2007.

Mode of Evaluation Faculty

1. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (20) 2. EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT(80)

COURSE PLAN
UNIT INTRODUCTION I RADIATION PROPERTIES TOPICS TO BE COVERED AS PER CURRICULUM Introductions and applications of Antennas and Wave Propagation Concept of vector potential- Modification for time varying- retarded caseFields associated with Hertzian dipolePower radiated and radiation resistance of current element Radiation and gain from half-wave dipole and quarterwave monopole antennas and folded dipole REFERENCE R2 : 1-24 T2: 311-317 T2: 317-322 T2: 323-325 T2: 328-332 PERIOD 1 2 2 1 3

Radiation intensity- Directive gain- Directivity- Power gain- Beam Width- Band Width. Reciprocity principle Effective length and Effective area Relation between gain effective length and radiation resistance Expression for electric field from two, three and N element arrays Linear arrays: Broad-side array End-Fire array II ANTENNA ARRAYS Method of pattern multiplication Binomial array Horizontal and Vertical Antennas above the ground plane Phased arrays Frequency-Scanning arrays Adaptive arrays and Smart antennas. 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 III ANTENNA TYPES Phased array- rhombic antenna Horn antenna Micro strip Antenna Reflector antennas and their feed systems Selection of antenna based on frequency of operation Antennas for special applications: Antenna for terrestrial mobile communication systems, GPR, Embedded antennas, UWB, Plasma antenna. 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

R2: 40-70 T1: 439-441 R2: 87-92 R2: 92-94 T2 : 359-363 T2 :364-365 T2 :364-365 T2 :365-369 T2 :372-374 R2 :184-208 T1 :572-581 T1 :582-584 T1: 197-210

2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3

R2 : 566-573 R2 : 577-597 R2 : 629-637 T1 : 587-590 R2 : 739-802 R2 : 811-852 R2 : 883-937 R3 : 227-235

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

IV WAVE PROPAGATION

T2 : 644-649

T2 : 629-631 T2 : 631-635

1 1

earth- Resultant of direct and reflected ray at the receiver Duct propagation Sky wave propagation: Structure of the ionosphereEffective dielectric constant of ionized region Mechanism of refraction- Refractive index- Critical frequency Skip distance and Maximum Usable frequency Effect of earths magnetic field Attenuation factor for ionospheric propagation Fading and Diversity reception Antenna Measurements: measurements V ANTENNA AND IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS Reciprocity in Antenna T2 : 662-663 T2 : 668-671 T2 : 671-675 T2 : 676-677 T2 : 687-689 T2 : 681-682 T2 : 680-681, 664 T1 : 829-830 R2 : 1003-1021 R2 : 1021-1045 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4

Near-field and Far field Measurements ranges Measurement of different Directional pattern, Gain, Impedance, Efficiency. Antenna Phase, parameters: Polarization,

Ionosphere Measurements: Measurement of vertical Incidence- Group Velocity and Group Delay- Relation between oblique and vertical Incidence transmission.

T2 : 694-698

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