1. Basic Antenna Concepts :
Various Definitions, Antenna parameters, Transmission formulas, Sources of radiation, Comparison between antenna and transmission lines.
2. Point Sources :
Power patterns of various sources, Radiation intensity, Directivity, Source width, Pattern of arbitrary shape, Gain, Field and phase patterns.
3. Arrays of Point Sources :
Arrays of two isotropic point sources, Non isotropic point sources, Principle of pattern multiplication, Linear arrays of N-isotropic point sources of equal amplitude and spacing, Broadside vs endfire arrays, Radiation pattern determination of linear arrays, Schelkunoff theorems for linear arrays, Dolph-tchebyscheff distribution for linear arrays.
4. Electric Dipole and Thin Linear Antennas :
Short electric dipole, Radiation of a short dipole, Various field components, Radiation resistance, Radiation pattern, Thin linear antenna, Radiation resistance of half wave dipole, Quarter wave dipole.
5. Loop Antenna :
Small loop, Short magnetic dipole, Comparison of far field of small loop and short dipole, Loop antenna, Field pattern of circular loop antenna and its radiation resistance, Effective loop as a receiving antenna, Effective height, Radiation resistance.
6. Helical Antenna :
Helical geometry, Transmission, Radiation modes, Practical design considerations, Wide band characteristic of helical antenna.
7. Arrays of Dipole and Apertures :
Horizontal antenna and vertical antennas above a ground plane, Arrays with parasitic elements, Frequency scanning arrays, Retro arrays, Adaptive arrays and smart antennas, Long wire antennas, Location method of feeding antennas, Folded dipole antennas.
8. Reflector Antennas and Feed Systems :
Plane sheet reflection and diffraction, Corner reflectors parabola, Paraboloid reflectors, Apertures distribution and efficiencies, Off axis operation of parabolic reflectors, Cassegrain feed and other reflector antennas.
9. Slot Horn and Complementary Antennas :
Slot antennas, Its patterns, Babinets principles and complementary antennas, Impedence of slot antennas, Various types of horn antennas.
10. Lens Antennas :
Dielectric lens antennas, Reflector lens antennas, Polyroids.
11. Broadband and Frequency Independent Antennas :
Broadband antenna, Frequency independent antennas, Log periodic antennas, Yagi-uda, Corner log periodic array.
12. Antenna for Special Applications :
Sleeve, Turnstile, Super turnstile antennas, Matching arrangements, Microstrip antennas, High gain omni, Submerged antennas, Antenna design consideration for satellite communications, L.W. M.W. and S.W. antennas, L & T mast, Horizontal.
13. Antenna Measurement :
Measurement of pattern, Gain, Phase, Polarization and terminal impedence.
14. Radio Wave Propagation :
Modes of propagation, Definitions, Multi hop propagations.
* Books :
1. Antennas by Krauss - McGraw Hill
2. Electromagnetic Waves & Radiating Systems by Jordan & Balmain - PHI
3. Antennas by G.Markov - Progress Publishers.
