ECE 447 - Antennas

(4) Credits

Introduction to antenna performance parameters including field patterns, power patterns, beam area, directivity, gain, beam efficiency, radiation intensity, antenna apertures, impedance, polarization, and the radio communication link. Dyadic Green’s Function, radiation from current elements such as a dipole and a current loop, far-zone fields, arrays of point sources. Antenna modeling and measurement techniques will be introduced. Course will incorporate labs and/or laboratory demonstrations.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 345 or 352 or 443 and major standing.