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Text Book: Antenna Theory: Analysis & Design by Constantine A. Balanis
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KACST Conference 2016, Riyadh SaudiArabia
Myself (left most), Balanis (2nd from Left), Muath, UG Student at KSU (2nd from Right), Dr. Farooq Razzaz (rightmost)
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Course outline (as per HEC revised Curriculum 2017)
Antenna and Radiation, Basic Antenna Types (Two wire antenna + dipole), Isotropic, omni-directional antennas, Practical antenna types
Antenna pattern, Beam area, beam solid angle, radiation intensity, Gain and Directivity,
Short dipole, Fields of a short dipole, The thin linear antenna, Radiation patterns of a dipole antenna, Helical antenna, Modes of operation (Helix), Design procedure
Micro-strip antennas + feeding methods, Transmission line models, Cavity model, Slot antenna + feeding method, Different forms of slot antenna
Horn Antenna, Phase Center, Rectangular horn design, Reflector antenna, Corner reflector + parabolic dish, Yagi-Uda configuration, Yagi-Uda design
Point sources, Antenna arrays, Different cases of isotropic sources, Principle of pattern multiplication, Pattern synthesis
Linear array of N isotropic sources, Evaluation of total field, Broadside and End-fire arrays, Beam scanning and Null pointing, Phase shifters, Beam switching feed network
Antennas for different applications, Mobile phones and antennas, Satellite antennas, Active antennas, multiband / broadband antennas
Reflection Coefficient, Vector Network Analyzer, anechoic chamber, Antenna gain measurement
Maxwell’s equations, Transmission Lines, Wave Equation, Plane waves, Phase velocity, Lossy media, Propagation mechanisms, Geometrical optics, Diffraction, Single knife edge, Fresnel zones, Propagation Models, Path loss, Noise modeling, Free space loss, Plane earth loss, Link Budget
Quiz Corner
Quiz 1 (Solution)
Quiz 2 (Solution)
Quiz 3 (Solution)
Quiz 4 (Solution)
Assignments
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Assignment 3
Assignment 4
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