Principles of Antennas
Antennas are found in all radio based communications systems and the properties and performance of the antennas is a key determinant in the design of much of the rest of the system. This course on antennas describes the properties of antennas as system elements and illustrates the principles with descriptions of a selection of commonly encountered antenna types.
Key subjects covered
- Antenna parameters, gain, beamwidth, aperture, directivity, efficiency etc.
- The physics of the radiation mechanism
- Antennas in reception, Antenna noise properties
- The Friis transmission equation
- Array antennas
- Aperture antennas
- Broadband antennas
- Circularly polarised antennas
The course uses basic ideas of electromagnetics and communications systems to describe the operation of antennas in a communications system.
Who should attend
Engineers needing to appreciate the operation of antennas in a modern communications environment. This course does not cover antenna design.
Last Updated: 2010-Sep-02
