Course Content
Review of antenna theory, dipoles, monopole and loop antennas, linear and planar arrays, array synthesis, phased arrays, helical antennas, radiation from apertures, aperture distribution, horn and parabolic dish antennas, Yagi - Uda and log-periodic antennas, microstrip antennas and arrays, Dielectric Antennas.
Text / References
- 1 J.D. Karus: `Antennas", McGraw Hill, 1988.
- 2 C.A. Balanis: `Antenna Theory - Analysis and design", John wiley, 1982.
- 3 R.E. Collin: `Antennas and radio wave propagation", McGraw Hill, 1985.
- 4 R.C. Johnson and H. Jasik: `Antenna Engineering Handbook", McGraw Hill, 1984.
- 5 I.J. Bahl and P. Bhartia: `Microstrip antennas", Artech house, 1980.