TEL 516E - Microwave Antennas

Course Objectives

Microwave antennas and design problems. Circuit relations. Theorems of reciprocity. Radiotion from current distributions. Wave fronts and rays. Scattering and diffraction. Antenna illumination and antenna radiating current. Microwave transmission lines. Microwave dipole antennas and their feeding.

Course Description

Microwave antennas and design problems. Circuit relations. Theorems of reciprocity. Radiotion from current distributions. Wave fronts and rays. Scattering and diffraction. Antenna illumination and antenna radiating current. Microwave transmission lines. Microwave dipole antennas and their feeding. Slot antennas. Linear antenna arrays and their feeding. Horn antennas and their feeding. Lens antennas and their feeding. Pencil beam and fan beam antennas. Beam shaped antennas. Reflectors, periodic structures,
dielectric vod, helical antenna, microstrip antennas.