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CHAPT TOPIC LECTU ER NO. RE Chap-1 Basic antenna concepts Definition and functions of an antenna, comparison L-1 between an antenna & transmission line radio communication link with transmitting antenna and L-2 a receiving antenna, radiation patterns of antennas-field and power patterns antenna types L-3 Chap-2 Radiation of Electric dipole Potential functions and the electromagnetic field, L-4 Oscillating electric dipole derivations for E and H field L-5 components in spherical coordinate systems Power Radiated by a current element, Application to L-6 antennas, Radiation from quarter wave monopole and half wave dipoles Derivation for radiation resistance, application of L-7 reciprocity theorem to antennas equality of directional patterns and effective lengths of L-8 transmitting and receiving antennas, directional properties of dipole antennas, antenna feeding methods Chap-3 Antenna parameters and definitions beam area, beam width- Half-Power Beam width L-9 (HPBW)and First Null Beam width(FNBW) Polarization, Radiation Intensity ,Beam Efficiency L-10 Directivity and directive gain, radiation resistance, L-11 radiation efficiency Antenna aperture-physical and effective apertures, L-12 effective height, transmission formula Resolution, Antenna field zones, Transmission loss as a L-13 function of frequency. Antenna temperature and signal to noise ratio Chap-4 Arrays of point sources Expression for electric fields from two, three and N L-14 element arrays linear arrays: Broad-side array and End-Fire array L-15 Method of pattern multiplication, Binomial array L-16 Horizontal and Vertical Antennas above the ground L-17 plane, Effect of ground on ungrounded antenna, Schelkunoff theorems for linear arrays L-18 Dolph-Tchebysheff distribution for linear arrays L-19 Chap-5 Loop Antenna Small loop short magnetic dipole, comparison of far L-20 field of small loop and short dipole loop antennas Field pattern of circular loop antenna & radiation L-21 resistance of loop antenna, directivity of circular loop antennas with uniform current Chap-7 Arrays of dipoles & apertures

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3 element dipole Array with parasitic elements Yagi-uda array-function and its design, Phased arrays Frequency scanning arrays, smart antennas, long wire antennas Location methods of feeding antennas, folded dipole antennas, matching arrangements Chap-14 Antennas measurements Experimental set ups for Measurement of radiation patterns gain, phase polarization, terminal impedance

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Radio wave propagation Modes of propagation, Ground Wave Propagation Structure of troposphere and ionosphere, Characteristic of ionospheric layers Sky wave propagation, Definitions for Virtual height MUF and Skip distance, OWF, Fading Ionospheric absorptions, Multi-hop propagation Space wave propagation and Super refraction Lens antennas Nonmetallic Dielectric lens and artificial dielectric lens antennas Reflector lens antennas Reflector antennas Parabolic reflector, paraboloid reflector Aperture Pattern of large circular apertures with uniform illumination Off axis operation of paraboloid reflectors Cassegrain feed system Helical antenna: Helical geometry, transmission radiation modes, practical design considerations, wide band characteristics of helical antenna. Slot patch & Horn antennas Slot antenna, its pattern Babinets principle and complementary antennas, Impedance of slot antennas Horn antenna: function and types Microstrip ( patch) antennas Rectangular and circular types-function Features analysis Design considerations Applications Broadband & Freq. Independent antennas Broadband antenna, Frequency independent antenna Log periodic antennas Antennas for special applications Antennas design consideration for satellite communication, antenna for terrestrial mobile communication systems GPR, Embedded antennas, UWB, Plasma antenna

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