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WAVE THEORY AND ANTENNA (304191)

Teaching Scheme
Lectures / Week: 3Hrs

Examination Scheme
Paper: 100 Marks

Practical /Week: 2Hrs.

Practical:

50 Marks

Sr.
No.

Topics & Subtopics


Unit I: Electro Magnetic Waves: (6 Hours)
a) Maxwell Equations in phasor form, Wave Equation
b) Uniform Plane wave in Homogeneous, free space,
dielectric, conducting medium.
c) Polarization*: Linear, circular & Elliptical polarization,
Un-polarized wave**
d) Reflection of plane waves, Normal incidence, oblique
incidence

Approx.
lectures

e) Electromagnetic Power and Poynting vector.

Unit II: Wave propagation: (5 Hours)


a) Fundamental equations for free space propagation
b) Ground, sky & space wave propagations
c) Structure of atmosphere. Characteristics of ionized regions
d) Effects of earths magnetic field
e) Virtual height, MUF, Skip distance

Topic wise
References
Text Book Chapter No.

R3:Ch9(369373,381,389392) Ch10(410466)
T2:Ch4(100111)
Ch5(112-153),
Ch6(162-176)
(*For
Polarization:
T1 Ch2,
Section:2.12)**
R1 CHP 5(Pg
400)
.

T2:Ch16(628666),
Ch17(667-699)
R1:Ch11(11021126, 11361162,1183)

f) Ionospheric abnormalities. Multi-hop propagation. Space


link geometry
T1:Ch2(28-84)
Ch3(116-126)
(Exclude: Friis
Equation and
Numerical
Techniques)

Unit III: Antenna fundamentals: (5 Hours)

a) Introduction, Types of Antenna, Radiation Mechanism


b) Antenna Terminology: Radiation pattern, radiation power
density, radiation intensity, directivity, gain, antenna
efficiency, half power beam width, bandwidth, antenna
polarization, input impedance,
antenna radiation efficiency, effective length, effective area,
reciprocity
c) Radiation Integrals: Vector potentials A, J, F, M
d) Electric and magnetic fields electric and magnetic current
sources, solution of inhomogeneous vector potential wave
equation, far field radiation

Sr.
No.

Topics & Subtopics

Approx.
lectures

Topic wise
References

Unit IV: Wire Antennas and Antenna Arrays: (8 Hours)


a) Analysis of Linear and Loop antennas: Infinitesimal dipole,
small dipole
b) Finite length dipole half wave length dipole, small circular
loop antenna
c) Antenna Arrays: Two element array, pattern multiplication
d) N-element linear array, uniform amplitude and spacing,
broad side and end-fire array
e) N-element array: Uniform spacing, non uniform amplitude,
array factor, binomial and dolph chebyshev array

T1: Ch4 (4.1-4.6),


Ch5(5.1&5.2),
Ch6(6.1-6.8)

Unit V: LF to HF Antennas: (6 Hours)


a) Structural details, dimensions, radiation pattern,
specifications, features and applications of following
antennas: Hertz & Marconi antennas. Effects of ground &
antenna height. Electrically short antennas. Beverage
antenna. Medium frequency antennas: Tower radiation,
construction, feed, ground system. HF antennas: Resonant
& non-resonant antennas. Harmonic antenna. V- Antenna.
Rhombic antenna. TW antennas. Loop antenna. Ferrite rod
antenna. Whip antenna.

R1:Ch8
(Emphasis on
Formulae based
numerical, no
derivation)

R1:Ch9
(Emphasis on
Formulae based
numerical, no
derivation)

Unit VI: VHF to SHF Antennas: (6 Hours)


a) Structural details, dimensions, radiation pattern,
specifications, features and applications of following
antennas: Folded dipole, Yagi-Uda, Biconical, Helical,
Horn, Slot, Micro strip, Turnstile, Super turnstile & Lens
antennas. Antennas with parabolic reflectors.

TEXT BOOKS / REFERENCE BOOKS

Text Books:
T1. C.A. Balanis, Antenna Theory - Analysis and Design", John Wiley.
T2. E.C. Jordon and E.G. Balman, Electro-magnetic Waves and Radiation Systems,
Prentice Hall India.
Reference Books:
R1. K. D. Prasad, Antenna & Wave Propagation, Satya Prakashan, New Delhi.
R2 J. D. Kraus, Antennas, Mc Graw Hill.
R3 Mathew N O Sadiku, Elements of Electromagnetics 3rd edition, Oxford University
Press

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