'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.
TEXTBOOKS
- Kraus, Marhefka, “Antennas for all Applications”, Tata McGraw Hill, Third Edition, 2002.
REFERENCES
- Vincent F. Fusco, “Foundations of Antenna Theory and Techniques”, Pearson Education, First Impression, 2007
- C. A. Balanis, “ Antenna Theory – Analysis and Design”, Wiley India, 2000
Related Academic Courses
B. Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) in Electronics and Communication Engineering, B. Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) in Computer and Communication Engineering
B. Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) in Electronics and Communication Engineering
