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Antenna Theory and
Design,
W. L. Stutzman and G.
A. Thiele, 3rd Ed., 2012,
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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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:
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Antennas and Radiowave
Propagation,
R. E. Collin, 1985, McGraw-Hill, Inc.
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Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating
Systems, 2nd Ed, E. C. Jordan and K. G. Balmain,
1968, Prentice-Hall, Inc.
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Antenna
Theory Analysis and Design,
C. A. Balanis, 3rd
Ed, 2005, John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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Antenna Theory, part I & II, R. E. Collin and F. J.
Zucker, 1969, McGraw-Hill Inc
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Modern Antenna Design,
T. A. Milligan, 2nd Ed., 2005, John Wiley & Sons
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Modern Lens Antennas for Communications Engineering, J.
Thornton and K. Huang, 2013, John Wiley
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Antenna Handbook: Theory, Applications, and Design, Y. T.
Lo and S. W. Lee (Eds), 1988, van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
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Evaluation
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Midterm exam 40-45%
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Final exam 40-45%
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Homework: 10-15%
Review of Antenna Basics and Radiation Integrals
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Maxwell's equations, vector potentials, radiation
integrals, electrically small dipole and loop
Some Fundamental Theorems in Electromagnetics
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Duality and Babinet principles
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Image theory
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Equivalence principles
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Reciprocity theorem
Antenna Current and Impedance
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Review of wire antennas and line sources
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Self- and mutual impedances, EMF method, variational expression for
the impedance
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Cylindrical dipole: Pocklington and Hallen integral equations
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Numerical solution of integral equations with the method of moments
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Admittance and radiation pattern of loop antennas
Analysis and Synthesis of Antenna Arrays
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Review of antenna array basics
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Linear arrays, circular array, planar (2D) arrays, sum and difference
patterns
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Effect of mutual couplings
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Phased array antennas, scan principles, (*)
beam-forming networks
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Linear array synthesis: Fourier series method, Woodward-Lawson sampling
method, Dolph-Chebyshev method, Taylor synthesis,
Orchard-Elliott-Stern synthesis
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(*) Synthesis of planar arrays and
continuous apertures
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Optimization of directivity and
signal-to-noise ratio
Broadband and Frequency Independent Antennas
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(*) Helical antenna: Normal mode and axial
mode helix
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(*) Spiral antennas
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(*) Log-Periodic antennas
Aperture Antennas
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Radiation from apertures in an infinite ground plane
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Radiation properties of rectangular and circular apertures
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Radiation from a slotted rectangular
waveguide, design of waveguide slot arrays
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Horn antennas: E-plane and H-plane sectoral horns, Pyramidal horn,
Conical horn
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Reflector antennas, parabolic reflector, methods of analysis, dual
reflector antennas, offset reflector antenna, gain and efficiency
calculations, scanning properties and cross polarization
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Lens antennas and their applications, inhomogeneous lenses, pattern and
efficiency calculations
Introduction to Microstrip Antennas
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Rectangular patch antenna: cavity and transmission line models
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Circular patch antenna
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(*) Coupling mechanisms, circular polarization
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(*) Microstrip arrays
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Only if
time permits (*)
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