Antenna and Propagation
Prepared By:
Mr. Azremi Abdullah Al - Hadi
COURSE CONTENTS
Chapter 1
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Electromagnetic Waves
Faraday’s Law
Transformer and Motional EMFs
Displacement Current
Maxwell’s Equations
Lossless TEM Waves
Electromagnetic Waves Fundamentals and
Equations
• Electromagnetic Waves Propagation in
Different Media
COURSE CONTENTS (Cont’d)
Chapter 2
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Waveguide
Rectangular Waveguide Fundamentals
Waveguide Field Equations
Parallel Plate Waveguide
Rectangular Waveguide Modes
Cylindrical Waveguide Fundamentals
Cylindrical Waveguide Modes
Resonant Cavity
Dielectric Waveguide
COURSE CONTENTS (Cont’d)
Chapter 3
Concept of Radiation
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Radiation Mechanism
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Basic Radiation Source – Single Wire
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Basic Radiation Source – Two Wires
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Current Distribution on a Thin Wire
COURSE CONTENTS (Cont’d)
Chapter 4
Antenna
• Fundamental Parameters of Antennas
• Electrically Short Antennas
• Dipole Antennas
• Monopole Antennas
• Antenna Arrays
• Helical Antennas
• Yagi Uda Antennas
• The Friis Transmission Equation
• Radar
• Antennas for Wireless Communication
COURSE CONTENTS (Cont’d)
Chapter 5
Radiowave propagation
• Space and Ground Waves
• Ionosphere Propagation
• Troposphere Propagation
• Vegetation Propagation
• Urban Propagation
Course Outcomes
• Understand the electromagnetic wave concept and
principle.
• Understand guided electromagnetic wave and radio
waves characteristics
• Ability to design and analyze different types of antenna
and explore its propagation characteristics.
• Understand radio wave propagation characteristics and
apply them in antenna
• Ability to work as a team.
Teaching Activities
• Lecture :
• 3 hours per week for 14 weeks
• 2 Experiments + 3 Tutorials:
• Antenna Training System
• Based on chapter covered in lecture
• 2 hours for selected weeks
• Mini Project on Antenna Design :
• 3 students in 1 group
• Presentation (Mini Conference Format)
• Final Report (2 Columns IEEE Proceeding Format)
• Covered for the whole semester
Meetings
Lecture:
• Tuesday
• Thursday
8.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. BKY
8.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. DKG4
Laboratory/Tutorials : Monday
• Group 1
8.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.
• Group 2
12.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.
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Assessment
• Course Work :
50 %
Hands On Lab
: 10 %
Tutorials
:5%
Mini Project
: 25 %
2 Written Tests : 10 %
• Final Exam
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50 %
References and
Acknowledgements
i.
Stuart M.Wentworth, “Fundamental of
Electromagnetics with Engineering
Applications”, Wiley International Edition, 1990
ii.
Mathew N.O Sadiku, "Elements of
Electromagnetics”, 3rd Edition, Oxford, 2001
iii. C.A. Balanis, “Antenna Theory: Analysis and
Design”, 3rd Edition, Wiley Interscience, 2005.
iv. Lecture Notes ‘Antenna and Propagation’ from
University of Science Malaysia; Prof Syed Idris
Syed Hassan, Dr. Widad Ismail
Lecturer’s Contact Details
• Azremi Abdullah Al-Hadi
• 1st Floor, Block A, PPK Komputer & Perhubungan,
Komples Pengajian KUKUM, Jejawi
• Phone Number: 04-9798306
• Email: azremi@unimap.edu.my
• Contact Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
at 3.00 – 5.00 p.m.
Introduction
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