Electromagnetics III (ELC N405)

Antenna Engineering

Course Description

This course introduces students to antenna engineering starting with with the concept of radiation, the fundamental antenna parameters, antennas in receiving mode, antenna types and analysis techniques and ending with antenna arrays and microwave link design.

Course Intelectual Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

By the end of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Explain the mechanism of radiation.
2. Characterize antennas with their fundamental parameters.
3. Distinguish between different antenna types.
4. Compute and plot the radiation pattern.
5. Analyze different antenna types.
6. Characterize antennas in the receiving mode.
7. Analyze and design simple linear antenna arrays.
8. Design a LOS microwave link taking into consideration the Fresnel zone clearance and Earth’s curvature.
9. Use a CAD tool/mathematical package to compute antenna parameters.
   

Textbook

C. Balanis, Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design. 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.

References

R. E. Collin, Antennas and Radiowave Propagation. Mcgraw-Hill College, 1985.

Course Grade Distribution

Lectures

• Lecture 1