Antennas and Wave Propagation Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech third year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.<\/p>\n
The detailed syllabus for Antennas and Wave Propagation B.Tech 2016-2017 (R16) third year second sem is as follows.<\/p>\n
B.Tech. III Year II Sem. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 L\/T\/P\/C
\nCourse Code:EC601PC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4\/0\/0\/4<\/p>\n
Course Objectives:<\/strong> This can be termed a middle level course in the electronic\u00a0communication engineering domain. The course deals with antenna basics, different\u00a0types of antennas, some design features, antenna measurements and wave propagation,\u00a0and has the following main objectives:<\/p>\n Course Outcomes:<\/strong> Having gone through this course on Antenna Theory and UNIT – I:\u00a0Antenna Basics:<\/strong> Introduction, Basic Antenna Parameters \u2013 Patterns, Beam Area, Radiation\u00a0Intensity, Beam Efficiency, Directivity-Gain-Resolution, Antenna Apertures, Effective\u00a0Height, Illustrative Problems.\u00a0Fields from Oscillating Dipole, Field Zones, Front – to-back Ratio, Antenna Theorems,\u00a0Radiation, Retarded Potentials \u2013 Helmholtz Theorem\u00a0Thin Linear Wire Antennas \u2013 Radiation from Small Electric Dipole, Quarter Wave\u00a0Monopole and Half Wave Dipole \u2013 Current Distributions, Field Components, Radiated\u00a0Power, Radiation Resistance, Beam Width, Directivity, Effective Area and Effective Height,\u00a0Natural Current Distributions, Far Fields and Patterns of Thin Linear Centre-fed Antennas of\u00a0Different Lengths, Illustrative Problems. Loop Antennas – Introduction, Small Loop,\u00a0Comparison of Far Fields of Small Loop and Short Dipole, Radiation Resistances and\u00a0Directivities of Small Loops (Qualitative Treatment).<\/p>\n UNIT – II: \u00a0VHF, UHF and Microwave Antennas – I :<\/strong> Arrays with Parasitic Elements, Yagi-Uda\u00a0Array, Folded Dipoles and their Characteristics, Helical Antennas \u2013 Helical Geometry, Helix\u00a0Modes, Practical Design Considerations for Mono filar Helical Antenna in Axial and Normal\u00a0Modes, Horn Antennas \u2013 Types, Fermat\u2019s Principle, Optimum Horns, Design Considerations\u00a0of Pyramidal Horns, Illustrative Problems.<\/p>\n UNIT – III : \u00a0VHF, UHF and Microwave Antennas – II<\/strong>: Microstrip Antennas \u2013 Introduction, Features,\u00a0Advantages and Limitations, Rectangular Patch Antennas \u2013 Geometry and Parameters,\u00a0Characteristics of Microstrip Antennas. Reflector Antennas \u2013 Introduction, Flar Sheet and\u00a0Corner Reflectors, Paraboloidal Reflectors \u2013 Geometry, Pattern Characteristics, Feed\u00a0Methods, Reflector Types \u2013 Related Features, Illustrative Problems.<\/p>\n\n
\nTechniques, and Wave Propagation, the students would be able to:<\/p>\n\n
\nradiation characteristics and sketch their patterns.<\/li>\n