Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Division/Department
Department of Electrical And Electronic Engineering
Academic Year
Code
EEM-414
Course language
Category
Prerequisite
Course Webpage
Local Credit
3
Instructor(s)
Assistant
Name of the course
Antennas and Microwave Technique
Turkish
Required
Not applicable
Semester/Year
8/4
ECTS
6
Theoretical
2
Laboratory
-
Presentation
-
Content of the
course
Transmission line and antenna theory. Transmission line analysis and Smith Chart.
Week
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Practical
1
06.08.2012
2012/2013
Project/Field study
-
Course Plan
Theoretical Subjects
Practical subjects
Maxwell equations, finding of wave equations,
microwave specturm and aplication areas.
Transmission line types and feature.
Basic antenna concepts and parameters define,
radiation event at antennas.
Power intensity and field intensity calculation, Friss
transmission equation and free-space path
loss.Experiment 1: Microwave Power measurement
Finding of radar equations, signal noise rate and
decibel concept.
Transceiver equivalent circuits, antenna radiation
regions, antenna effect area, regions intensity, antenna
loss.
Directionality, gain and beamwidth concepts.
Antenna pattern, antenna regions efficiency, antenna
temperature caocepts.Experiment 2: Antennas gain
measurement, regions diagram measurement.
Mid term
Mid term
Point sources, electrical dipole, thin linear antennas
and antenna string
Ring and helix antenna and parameters.
Lossy and lossless lines, reflection and standing-wave
rateExperiment 3: Standing-wave rate, wavelength and
frewuency measurement.
Smith chart and applications, impedance
matching.Experiment 4: Impedance measurement and
impedance optimization
Microstrip lines, Microwave circuits performed with
transmission line, S parameters.
Transmission pipes and features, microwave
measurument and microwave sub-systems.Experiment
5: Microwave components measurement: Helmholtz
resonator, waveguides
Text book(s)
Reference books
Assessment
Foundation for Microwave Engineering, Robert E. COLLIN, McGraw-Hill, 1992. Introduction to
Antennas and Propagation, James R. WAIT, Peter PEREGRIOUS LTD., 1986. Antennas, John D.
KRAUS, McGraw-Hill, 1988
Number
Contribution to GPA
(%)
20
20
60
Mid term
Pop-quiz
Homework
Projects
Term project
Laboratory
Others
Final exam
1
1
1
Contribution of the
contents (%)
Medical Sciences
Engineering
General Sciences
Social sciences
100
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Learning Outcomes
An ability to apply differential and complex calculus, circuit and electromagnetic wave concepts to
model and solve microwave frequency circuit problems. A through understanding of transmission line
theory and its application in high frequency electronics. An ability to identify, formulate and evaluate
engineering problems in high frequency communication systems in a multidisciplinary frame. An
ability to use high frequency network analysis tools, techniques and CAD tools. An ability to analyze
and design passive microwave circuits (matching networks, power dividers, couplers, hybrids and
filters). An ability to analyze and design basic microwave amplifiers with matching networks.
To solve microwave frequency circuit problems and introduction to antenna theory.
About assessment
criteria
Goals
Course Format
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Relation between the learning and program outcomes
Outputs
Having sufficient background in basic mathematics and sciences and
basic engineering; ability to use conceptual and practical knowledge
together in this area for engineering solutions.
Ability to identify, formulate, and solve electrical electronics
engineering problems,to
select
and
apply
appropriate
methods and techniques for this purpose.
Ability to design a system, component or process to meet the specific
needs and requirements, ability to apply modern methods in this direction
Ability to choose modern techniques and equipments that are necessary
for electrical electronics engineering applications, to have an ability to
use package programs effectively.
Ability to make an experiment, experiment design, analysis of
experiment results and to reach a solution by interpretation in the
subjects of electrical electronics engineering and basic engineering.
Ability to have access to information and make resource investigation
according to this aim, have an ability for using information resources
Ability to work effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary
teams, self-reliance in taking responsibility.
Ability to communicate and express himself effectively in
Turkish and English, ability to self- confidence and occupational
competence to defend their ideas in front of the community on a
given subject.
Awareness
of the
necessity
of lifelong learning,
ability
to
followdevelopments in science and technology and self-renewal ability
Professional and ethical awareness in engineering approaches.
Awareness about workplace practices, ability to produce engineering
solutions sensitive to human and nature.
Having knowledge about education and problems about the age for
understanding the effects of engineering solutions and applications on
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universal and social dimensions
Contribution : 0:None 1:Partially 2:Completely
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Date of preparation: 06.08.2012