EE 448/648: Antennas and Propagation
EE 448/648: Antennas and Propagation (2021-2022 - I)
Announcements:

[09-08-2021]: The teaching in the current semester (Autumn 2021) will be carried out online through interactive ways. The course EE 448/648 will be taught through whiteboard writing or/and presentation. The google meet link has been shared with the students over mail. The lectures will be recorded and later shared with the students through cloud. Happy learning.

Course Instructor: Dr. Saptarshi Ghosh [contact: sghosh@iiti.ac.in]
Office: Room No. 723, Pod-1A (Scandium Building)

Course Timings: 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM (Monday)
          05:00 PM - 05:50 PM (Wednesday)
          03:00 PM - 03:50 PM (Friday) [Tutorial]
Class Venue: Online [through google meet]

Teaching Assistant: Maharana Pratap Singh [contact: phd1901102011@iiti.ac.in]; Priyank Mishra [contact: phd2001102004@iiti.ac.in]

Course Evalutaion:
           Final project: 15% - 20%
           Short quiz exams: 10 - 15%
           Mid-semester exam: 30%
           End semester exam: 40%
Course Contents:

Introduction: Antenna theorems and definitions, radiation patterns, beamwidth, directivity, gain, efficiency, bandwidth, polarization, input impedance, Friis transmission equation and radar equation.
Potential functions and theorems: Vector potential for electric and magnetic current source, duality theorem, reciprocity theorem, reaction theorem.
Single-element antennas: Linear wire antennas, loop antennas, travelling wave antennas, broadband antennas, aperture antennas, microstrip antennas, reflector antennas, antenna measurements.
Antenna arrays: Array theorems, two-element linear array, N-element linear array, array factor, superdirectivity, planar array, circular array.
Antennas for modern communication: Circularly polarized antennas, base station antennas (cellular / Wi-Fi / GPS / WiMAX), multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antennas, smart antennas.
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