Antenna Engineering II

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University
School of Science, Engineering and Technology

Electrical Engineering
Antenna Engineering II
Semester

Lecture: TBD Room: TBD
Recitation: TBD, Room: TBD
Laboratory: Simulation Laboratory for Electromagnetics and Applications, Room: TBD

Instructor: Prof.  B. Panoutsopoulos
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Catalog Course Description:

Prerequisite: 

Recommended Textbook:

Recommended Handbook:
Spigel, Maurey. Mathematical Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Schaum's Outline Series, 1978.

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The course introduces the fundamental principles of antenna theory and apply them to particular antennas for wireless communications systems and other advanced antenna systems.  In addition, the course develops appreciation for research issues of antennas for mobile wireless and advanced communications systems.

Particular topics covered are: Introduction and examples of  wireless communications; overview of wireless communications systems; antenna types; fundamental parameters of antennas; engineering principles; radiation integrals; linear wire antennas; loops; arrays; smart/intelligent/adaptive antennas; numerical computations; measurements.

1st week

Topics:

Introduction to Antennas - A prologue
A view on the historical development

A view on the people

A view on the applications

Modeling of a physical system

Techniques for the solution of problems 

Applications:
 

2nd week

Topics:
Antenna Synthesis and Continuous Sources

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Applications:
 

3rd week

Topics:

 Integral Equations, Moment Method, and Self and Mutual Impedances

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Applications:

4th week

Topics:

Integral Equations, Moment Method, and Self and Mutual Impedances

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Applications:

5th week

Topics:

 Broadband Dipoles and Matching Techniques

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6th week

Topics:

 Traveling Wave and Broadband Antennas

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Applications:
 

7th week

Topics:
Frequency Independent Antennas and Antenna Miniaturization

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Applications::
 

8th week

Topics:

 Aperture Antennas

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Applications:
 

9th week

Topics:
Horn Antennas

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10th week

Topics:

 Microstrip Antennas

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11th week

Topics:

   Reflector Antennas

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12th week

Topics:

Measurements 

            a.  Antenna ranges

            b.  Radiation patterns

            c.  Gain measurements

            d.  Directivity

            e.  Polarization measurements

Examples:

Applications:

13th week

Presentation of Projects

1. Title

2. Review of the field

3. Short description of the process, method, techniques.

4. Figures, photographs that describe the process

5. Description of other processes

6. Advantages of the method

7. Conclusions

8. Copy of the article

14th week

Review
 Antenna Theory - An Epilogue
A View on the Applications
From the past to the present and from the present to the future
Evaluation of the course
Evaluation of the instructor

15th week

Final Examination