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Wave Fields and Antennas

Subject
Subject code IRM0110
Subject name Wave Fields and Antennas
Credit points 5 ECTS
Grading method Differentiated assessment (letters)
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2013 CNS
Study year 3
Semester Fall semester
Subject type Mandatory
Higher Education Institution
Tallinn University of Technology
Goal of subject
To make the students accustomed with the mathematical model of a antennas and symbolism. incl. model of radio wave propagation.To give the theoretical base of model of a antennas. To teach to solve main problems of the theory mentioned above. To show the possible applications of the theory mentioned above.
Learning outcomes of the subject
Having finished the study of the subject a student has to be able:
1. to find the main parameters of antennas;
2. to find the matching circuits for the antennas;
3. to apply the maesurement equipment of antennas;
4. to check the correctness of results obtained by solution of practical exercises.
Subject course description
Basic equqtions of electromagnetic waeves. Types of antennas. Radiation process. Basic parameters of antennas - radiation characteristics, radiation pattern, gain, efficiency, directivity factor, operating frequency band, polarization, input impedance, effective area, effective height, equivalent noise temperature. Matching of feeder line to antenna. Antenna measurements. Feeder characteristics, impedance transformation, impedance diagram. Model of a propagation channel. Propagation in a free space. Propagation in an urban environment and in buildings. Tropospheric refraction and spreading. Refraction and reflection of waves in ionosphere. Satellite communications. Radio link. Propagation of microwaves and optical radiation in the troposphere. Effect of precipitation on propagation, fading, dispersion. Optical link. Fiber-optical lines - mono- and multimode fibers. Propagation of waves in guiding systems.
Replacement Subjects
CNS.069 Radiowave propagation and antennas
CNS.063 Radiowave propagation and antennas
Current rounds
None
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