• Text and references

  The main sources of lectures are the followings:

1. Antenna Theory and Design, W. L. Stutzman and G. A. Thiele, 3rd Ed., 2012, John Wiley & Sons Inc.

2. Antenna Theory and Design, R. S. Elliott, Revised Ed., 2003, IEEE Press

You may use any of the above two books. In addition, the following books are recommended for further study:

3. Antennas and Radiowave Propagation, R. E. Collin, 1985, McGraw-Hill, Inc.

4. Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems, 2nd Ed, E. C. Jordan and K. G. Balmain, 1968, Prentice-Hall, Inc.

5. Antenna Theory Analysis and Design, C. A. Balanis, 3^rd Ed, 2005, John Wiley & Sons Inc.

6. Antenna Theory, part I & II, R. E. Collin and F. J. Zucker, 1969, McGraw-Hill Inc

7. Modern Antenna Design, T. A. Milligan, 2nd Ed., 2005, John Wiley & Sons

8. Modern Lens Antennas for Communications Engineering, J. Thornton and K. Huang, 2013, John Wiley

9. Antenna Handbook: Theory, Applications, and Design, Y. T. Lo and S. W. Lee (Eds), 1988, van Nostrand Reinhold Co.

• Evaluation

  • Midterm exam 40-45%

  • Final exam 40-45%

  • Homework: 10-15%

   

• Tentative course outline

Review of Antenna Basics and Radiation Integrals

à        Maxwell's equations, vector potentials, radiation integrals, electrically small dipole and loop

Some Fundamental Theorems in Electromagnetics

à        Duality and Babinet principles

à        Image theory

à        Equivalence principles

à        Reciprocity theorem

Antenna Current and Impedance

à        Review of wire antennas and line sources

à        Self- and mutual impedances, EMF method, variational expression for the impedance

à        Cylindrical dipole: Pocklington and Hallen integral equations

à        Numerical solution of integral equations with the method of moments

à        Admittance and radiation pattern of loop antennas

Analysis and Synthesis of Antenna Arrays

à        Review of antenna array basics

à        Linear arrays, circular array, planar (2D) arrays, sum and difference patterns

à        Effect of mutual couplings

à        Phased array antennas, scan principles, (*) beam-forming networks

à        Linear array synthesis: Fourier series method, Woodward-Lawson sampling method, Dolph-Chebyshev method, Taylor synthesis, Orchard-Elliott-Stern synthesis

à        (*) Synthesis of planar arrays and continuous apertures

à        Optimization of directivity and signal-to-noise ratio

Broadband and Frequency Independent Antennas

à        (*) Helical antenna: Normal mode and axial mode helix

à        (*) Spiral antennas

à        (*) Log-Periodic antennas

Aperture Antennas

à        Radiation from apertures in an infinite ground plane

à        Radiation properties of rectangular and circular apertures

à        Radiation from a slotted rectangular waveguide, design of waveguide slot arrays

à        Horn antennas: E-plane and H-plane sectoral horns, Pyramidal horn, Conical horn

à        Reflector antennas, parabolic reflector, methods of analysis, dual reflector antennas, offset reflector antenna, gain and efficiency calculations, scanning properties and cross polarization

à        Lens antennas and their applications, inhomogeneous lenses, pattern and efficiency calculations

 

Introduction to Microstrip Antennas

à        Rectangular patch antenna: cavity and transmission line models

à        Circular patch antenna

à        (*) Coupling mechanisms, circular polarization

à        (*) Microstrip arrays

(*) Only if time permits (*)