ECE 770 Topic 9 - Antennas and Electromagnetic Wave Structures
Short Description
Application of electromagnetic radiation theory to various antenna structures, radio-wave propagation, and radio systems will be described. Recent advances in integrated antenna/radio technologies will be discussed. The term project will help the students to extend their knowledge in this area by pursuing the current state- of-the-art and apply the techniques studied in this course to some new applications.
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of electromagnetic radiation theory and antennas at an undergraduate level (ECE 375 and/or 474/5).
Detailed Description
- Foundations of Antenna Theory: Electromagnetic potential theory, Simple antennas, far field approximation, Electromagnetic equivalence theorem and aperture radiation, Antenna parameters and measurement methods, Electromagnetic reciprocity: receiving antenna and radio transmission
- Planar Structures: Radiation form planar structures, Planar antennas (microstrip antenna, slots, ...) and planar arrays, Radiation and scattering of wave by periodic structures, EBG structures
- Quasi-Optical Systems: Reflector and lens antennas, hybrid systems
- Recent Advances in Integrated Radio-Antenna: Integrated active antenna technologies/Nano- structures
- Radio-wave propagation and wireless systems: Flat earth models, Ray-tracing methods for LOS and NLOS links, diffraction theory, Radio link analysis.
- Introduction to computational methods: Integral equation formulation of the antenna problem, Method of Moments
- Term Project
Course materials
Course notes and papers from the current literature.
Instructor
Time and location
Starting May 5, 2016, Thursdays (2:30 PM to 5:30 PM), E5-4106-4128
References
- C. A. Balanis, “Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design”, 3rd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2005.
- W. Stutzman, G. A. Thiele, Antenna Theory and Design, 3rd edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2012- 2013.