CSI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KETTI

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

LESSON PLAN
Subject code & name : EC6602 ANTENNA AND WAVE

LTPC
300 3

PROPAGATION

Branch & Semester

: ECE & VI

Handled by

Date :

:N.Kasthuri AP/ECE

UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIATION

Definition of antenna parameters Gain, Directivity, Effective aperture, Radiation Resistance,
Band width, Beam width, Input Impedance. Matching Baluns, Polarization mismatch, Antenna
noise temperature, Radiation from oscillating dipole, Half wave dipole. Folded dipole, Yagi
array.
.
S.No

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6
7
8
9

Topic
Introduction

Definition of antenna
parameters Gain,
Directivity
Effective aperture
Radiation Resistance, Band
width, Beam width, Input
Impedance.
Matching Baluns,
Polarization mismatch,
Antenna noise temperature
Radiation from oscillating
dipole
Half wave dipole
Folded dipole
Yagi array.

Date

Day

Reference

DAY 1
DAY 2

T1
T1

DAY 3

T1

DAY 4

T1

DAY 5

T1

DAY 6,7

T1

DAY 8,9
DAY 10
DAY 11

T1
T1
T1

UNIT II APERTURE AND SLOT ANTENNAS

Radiation from rectangular apertures, Uniform and Tapered aperture, Horn antenna , Reflector
antenna , Aperture blockage , Feeding structures , Slot antennas ,Microstrip antennas Radiation
mechanism Application ,Numerical tool for antenna analysis

S.No

1.
2.

Topic

Date

Horn antenna
Slot antennas

Day

Reference

DAY 12
DAY 13

T1
T1

UNIT TEST I
Reflector antenna , Aperture
DAY
T1
3
blockage , Feeding structures
14,15
Microstrip antennas
T1
4
Radiation mechanism
DAY 16
Application
5
Uniform and Tapered aperture
DAY 17
T1
Radiation from rectangular
T1
6
DAY 18
apertures
Numerical tool for antenna
T1
7. analysis
DAY 19
UNIT III ANTENNA ARRAYS
N element linear array, Pattern multiplication, Broadside and End fire array Concept of Phased
arrays, Adaptive array, Basic principle of antenna Synthesis-Binomial array
S.No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Topic

Date

N element linear array

Pattern multiplication
Broadside and End fire array
Concept of Phased arrays
Adaptive array
Basic principle of antenna
Synthesis
Binomial array
UNIT TEST II

Day
DAY
20,21
DAY 22
DAY
23,24
DAY 25
DAY 26

Reference
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1

DAY 27
DAY 28

T1

UNIT IV SPECIAL ANTENNAS

Principle of frequency independent antennas Spiral antenna, Helical antenna, Log periodic.
Modern antennas- Reconfigurable antenna, Active antenna, Dielectric antennas, Electronic band
gap structure and applications, Antenna Measurements-Test Ranges, Measurement of Gain,
Radiation pattern, Polarization, VSWR
S.No
Topic
1.
Principle
of
frequency
independent antennas
2.
Spiral antenna
3.

Helical antenna

Date

Day

Reference

DAY 29

T1

DAY 20

T1

DAY 31,32

T1

4.

Log periodic

5.

Modern
antennasReconfigurable antenna

6.

Active antenna, Dielectric

antennas, Electronic band
gap
structure
and
applications,
Antenna Measurements-Test
Ranges, Measurement of
Gain
Measurement
Radiation
pattern, Polarization, VSWR

7.

DAY 33
DAY 34

T1
T1
T1

DAY 35
DAY 36

T1

Day 37

UNIT V PROPAGATION OF RADIO WAVES

Modes of propagation , Structure of atmosphere , Ground wave propagation , Tropospheric
propagation , Duct propagation, Troposcatter propagation , Flat earth and Curved earth concept
Sky wave propagation Virtual height, critical frequency , Maximum usable frequency Skip
distance,Fading , Multi hop propagation
S.No
Topic
Date
Day
Reference
Modes of propagation,
T1
1.
DAY 38
Structure of atmosphere
2.
Ground wave propagation
DAY 39
T1
Tropospheric propagation ,
T1
3.
DAY 40
Duct propagation
4.
Troposcatter propagation
DAY 41
T1
Flat earth and Curved earth
T1
5.
DAY 42
concept
Sky wave propagation
T1
6.
Virtual height, critical
DAY 43
frequency
Maximum usable frequency
T1
7.
DAY 44
Skip distance
Fading , Multi hop
T1
8.
DAY 45
propagation
UNIT TEST III
TEXT BOOK:
1. John D Kraus, Antennas for all Applications, 3rd Edition, Mc Graw Hill, 2005.

REFERENCES:
1. Edward C.Jordan and Keith G.Balmain Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems
Prentice Hall of India, 2006
2. R.E.Collin,Antennas and Radiowave Propagation, Mc Graw Hill 1985.
3. Constantine.A.Balanis Antenna Theory Analysis and Design, Wiley Student Edition,
2006.
4. Rajeswari Chatterjee, Antenna Theory and Practice Revised Second Edition New Age
International Publishers, 2006.
5. S. Drabowitch, Modern Antennas Second Edition, Springer Publications, 2007.
6. Robert S.Elliott Antenna Theory and Design Wiley Student Edition, 2006.
7. H.Sizun Radio Wave Propagation for Telecommunication Applications, First Indian
Reprint, Springer Publications, 2007.
Prepared by

Approved by

NAME

Ms.N,KASTHURI

Prof.K.KOMATHYVANITHA

DESIGNATION

AP/ECE

HOD, Department of ECE

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