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Propagation and Antenna

Antennas and Wave Propagation studies how electrical signals are converted into electromagnetic waves, radiated, and transmitted through space. Key concepts include antenna parameters (gain, directivity, impedance), types (dipole, microstrip, array), and propagation modes (ground wave, sky wave, space wave) essential for wireless communication, radar, and broadcasting.

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Antenna and Propagation

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Course Title: Antenna and Propagation

Course No: EX 653

Nature of the Course: Theory + Lab

Semester: 6

Full Marks: 80 + 25 + 20

Pass Marks: 32 + 10 + 8

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

Course Objectives

Course Contents

1. Radiation and Antenna Fundamentals

6 hrs

1.1. Retarded Potentials: EM wave generation with a conduction current, the short uniform current dipole, the radiated electric and magnetic fields

1.2. Radiation patterns and input impedance of the short uniform current dipole, the short Dipole and long dipole

1.3. Antenna theorems: reciprocity, superposition, Thevenin, minimum power transfer, Compensation, equality of directional patterns, equivalence of receiving and transmitting impedances

2. Antenna Parameters and Arrays

6 hrs

2.1. Basic antenna parameters

2.2. Pattern multiplication: Linear and two-dimensional antenna arrays, end fire and Broadside arrays

3. Antennas Classification

10 hrs

3.1. Isotropic antenna

3.2. Omni directional antenna; Dipole

3.3. Directional antennas

3.4. Travelling wave antennas – single wire, V and Rhombus

3.5. Reflector antennas – large plane sheet, small plane sheet, linear, corner, parabolic, elliptical, hyperbolic and circular reflector

3.6. Aperture antenna - horn

3.7. Array antennas – Yagi-Uda, Log Periodic

3.8. Other antennas – Monopole, Loop, Helical, Microstrip

4. Propagation and Radio Frequency Spectrum

6 hrs

4.1. Ground or surface wave

4.2. Space wave; direct and ground reflected wave, duct propagation

4.3. Ionospheric or sky wave; critical frequency, MUF, Skip distance

4.4. Tropospheric wave

4.5. Radio frequency spectrum and its propagation characteristics

5. Propagation between Antennas

6 hrs

5.1. Free space propagation: power density of the receiving antenna, path loss

5.2. Plane earth propagation: the ground reflection, effective antenna heights, the two ray propagation model, path loss

5.3. Fresnel Zones and Knife edge diffraction

6. Optical Fibres (Introductory)

11 hrs

6.1. Optical fibre communication system and its advantages and disadvantages over metalled wire communication system

6.2. Types of optical fibre and its structural difference

6.3. Light propagation characteristics and Numerical Aperture (NA) in optical fibre

6.5. Light source and photo detector

Laboratory Works

1.Practical Experiments

Reference Books

1.J. D. Kraus, 'Antenna', McGraw Hill
2.C. A. Balanis, 'Antenna Theory Analysis and Design', John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
3.R. E. Collins, 'Antenna and Radio Wave Propagation', McGraw Hill
4.Gerd Kaiser, 'Optical Fibre Communications', McGraw Hill
5.John Gowar, 'Optical Communication Systems', PHI Publications

Notes:

Source:

This course provides students with an understanding of antennas, electromagnetic wave propagation, and optical fibre communications.

To provide the student with an understanding of antennas, EM wave propagation, and optical fibre communications.

Practical includes experiments on EM wave properties, radiation patterns of antennas, and measurements on optical fibre transmission systems.

There may be minor deviation in marks distribution.