13D071APR - Antennas and Propagation of Radiowaves

Course specification
Course title		Antennas and Propagation of Radiowaves
Acronym		13D071APR
Study programme		Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module		Microwave Engineering
Type of study		doctoral studies
Lecturer (for classes)		professor PhD Branko Kolundžija
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		9.0	Status	elective
Condition		none
The goal		Introduce students to advanced concepts in area of antennas and propagation.
The outcome		Understanding of operating principles of antennas and skill to used these principles in analysis and synthesis of antennas and antenna systems.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Receiving and transmitting antennas: basic and specific properties and analysis methods. Wire antennas. Traveling wave antennas. Planar antennas. Complementary antennas. Antenna arrays. Aperture antennas. Antenna radomes. Matching and feeding circuits. Attenuation in free space. Surface wave. Space wave. Tropospheric wave. Diffraction of waves. Propagation of waves through ionosphere.
Contents of exercises		none
Literature
Momčilo B. Dragović - Antennas and propagation of radio waves - 3rd edition, Akademska misao, 2003. Constantine A. Balanis – Antenna Theory and Design – 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2005. Thomas A. Milligan – Modern Antenna Desing – 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2005. John D. Kraus, Ronald J. Marhefka – Antennas for all Applications – 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill, 2002. Robert J. Mailloux – Phased Array Antenna Handbook – 2nd Edition, Artech House, 2005.
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
6
Methods of teaching		lectures
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		0	Test paper	0
Practical lessons		0	Oral examination	70
Projects
Colloquia		0
Seminars		30