Modern Antennas in Wireless Telecommunications

Modern Antennas in Wireless Telecommunications ECE753
Term Offered:	Fall, 2025
Announcements	Lectures start on TBD
Instructor:	Prof. Natalia K. Nikolova ITB-A 308, ext. 27141 e-mail: nikolova [at] ieee [dot] org
Recommended Prerequisites:	Prerequisite #1: ElecEng 2FH3 ELECTROMAGNETICS I (Electrostatics and Magnetostatics) and ElecEng 3FK4 ELECTROMAGNETICS II (Fields and Waves) Prerequisite #2: ElecEng 4FJ4 DEVICES AND ANTENNAS FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMS
Time Table:	Lectures: Office hours: Assignments: Design Projects:		TBD TBD Every week (details during lectures) Due end of term (details during lectures)
Course Description:		Objectives and Outline: The course provides the fundamentals in the theory and practice of antenna design and the antenna deployment in the modern wireless telecommunication systems. The theory of electromagnetic radiation is introduced and the fundamental antenna parameters are explained. Basic antenna measurement techniques are introduced and practiced in an 8-hour laboratory session. Classical radiating elements are studied: dipoles/monopoles, loops, apertures, horns, reflectors, microstrip and slot elements, etc. Matching techniques are presented. The principles of analysis and design of antenna arrays are discussed. Special attention is paid to antennas popular in mobile (cellular, satellite) telecommunications. The fundamental limitations of electrically small antennas as well as the principles of smart antennas are briefly introduced through seminar sessions. Lecture Plan: 1. Introduction into antenna theory and practice 2. Radiation integrals and auxiliary potential functions; basic EM theorems in antenna problems 3. Fundamental antenna parameters 4. Antenna measurements 5. Infinitesimal dipole; wire and loop radiating elements 6. Wire antennas – dipoles, monopoles 7. Arrays – analysis and design 8. Printed antennas 9. Reflector antennas 10. Horn antennas Seminars: 11. Fundamental limitations of electrically small antennas
Recommended texts:		Lecture notes (distributed in class and available for download)
Additional resources:		1. C. A. Balanis, Antenna Theory, Analysis and Design, 3^rd ed., Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2005. 2. A. Z. Elsherbeni, P. Nayeri, and C. J. Reddy, Antenna Analysis and Design Using FEKO Electromagnetic Simulation Software, Scitech, 2014. 3. L. V. Blake and M. W. Long, Antennas, 3^rd ed., Scitech, 2009. 4. A. Z. Elsherbeni and M. J. Inman, Antenna Design & Visualization Using MATLAB. Scitech, 2006. 5. J. D. Kraus and R. J. Marhefka, Antennas (for all Applications), 3^rd ed. McGraw-Hill, 2002. (previous editions authored by Kraus alone are fine, too). 6. W. L. Stutzman and G. A. Thiele, Antenna Theory and Design, 2^nd ed. Wiley, 1998. 7. R. S. Elliot, Antenna Theory and Design, A Classical Reissue. IEEE Press, 2003. 8. V. Fusco, Foundations of Antenna Theory and Techniques, Pearson, 2008. On propagation: 1. R. E. Collin, Antennas and Radiowave Propagation. McGraw-Hill, 1985. 2. K. Siwiak, Radiowave Propagation and Antennas for Personal Communications, 2^nd ed. Artech House, 1998. 3. J. Doble, Introduction to Radio Propagation for Fixed and Mobile Communications. Artech House, 1996. On smart antennas: 1. T. K. Sarkar, M. C. Wicks, M. Salazar-Palma, R. J. Bonneau, Smart Antennas. Wiley, 2003. 2. G. T. Okamoto, Smart Antenna Systems and Wireless LANs, Kluwer, 1999.
Evaluation:		Laboratory Project Weekly assignments		20% 40% 40%
Downloads		Current Lecture Notes (individual lectures) Lecture Notes Collection (full collection) Assignments Project Collection Laboratory IEEE Standard Definitions of Terms for Antennas Some animations Software from C.A. Balanis, Antenna Theory, Analysis and Design, 3^rd ed., Wiley, 2005 Free student version of FEKO EM software available for download at http://www.altairuniversity.com/feko-student-edition/.
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