Antennas and Radiating Systems

Course Outline:

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1. Introduction

2. Radiation Fields of Elemental Dipoles

   1. The Elemental Electric and Magnetic Dipoles

3. Antenna Patterns and Antenna Parameters

4. Thin Linear Antennas

   1. The Half-Wave Dipole

   2. Effective Antenna Length

5. Antenna Arrays

   1. Two-Element Arrays

   2. General Uniform Linear Arrays

6. Receiving Antennas

   1. Internal Impedance and Directional Pattern

   2. Effective Area

   3. Backscatter Cross Section

7. Transmit-Receive Systems

   1. Friis Transmission Formula and Radar Equation

   2. Wave Propagation near Earth's Surface

8. Some Other Antenna Types

   1. Traveling-Wave, Helical, Yagi-Uda, Broadband Antennas

9. Aperture Radiators

Course includes Lectures, Tutorials, and Assignments.