EE 815: Advanced Antenna Theory

Spring 2004

Instructor: Fernando L. Teixeira

Class time: 2:30-3:18 pm, MWF

Place: DL 264

Office: DL 312

e-mail: teixeira@ece.osu.edu

Office hours: 3:30-4:30 pm Mon Wed, otherwise by appt.

Textbook:

C. A. Balanis, Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, Wiley, 1982.

Topics:

1. Introduction to antenna parameters and theorems: far field, radiation pattern, directivity, gain, effective aperture, reciprocity, etc.
2. Antenna equivalent circuit, self and mutual impedances.
3. Review of linear wire antennas
4. Aperture antennas I: Waveguide and horn antennas
5. Aperture antennas II: Reflector antennas
6. Microstrip antennas
7. Frequency independent antennas
8. Topics on antenna design and pattern synthesis.
9. Introduction to moment methods for antenna analysis.

Grading:

Based on homework and course projects.