'Antenna Systems and Design' is an elective course offered for the B. Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) in Electronics and Communication Engineering at School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Unit 1
Introduction to radiation concept – Antenna parameters – Directivity – Gain – Radiation pattern – Impedance - Polarization – Beamwidth – Antenna temperature – Antenna measurements and Requirement for measurements.
Unit 2
Types of antennas – Point source – Dipole and slots – Loop antenna – Horn antenna – Helical Antenna – Patch – Reflector antennas –Parabolic reflector.
Unit 3
Array of two sources – Pattern multiplication – Linear arrays – Broadside array – Endfire array – Planar arrays.
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