EE 536LLB - Antennas and Propagation

The course deals with analysis and design of antennas and their application to specific wireless systems. EE536 begins with an overview of the fundamental electromagnetic principles underlying wave propagation and antennas. The following topics include base station and handset antennas; antenna parameters: power pattern, directivity, effective aperture, radiation resistance, antenna impedance; antenna arrays; frequency independent antennas, log-periodic, and spiral antennas; microstrip antennas; horn and satellite antennas. The lab part of the course provides the students with hands-on experience in measurements of the most important antenna parameters (returns loss, frequency bandwidth, impedance, and power pattern) using professional industrial equipment such as a vector network analyzer, microwave power meter, and other devices available in the microwave laboratory.

Credits: 3